Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was caught hiding his face behind a stack of binders so he wouldn't see President Donald Trump standing in his oval office when he spoke to the press.
The 53-year-old Democrat was caught between two White House aides as he protected her identity behind a series of blue folders he had before his scheduled encounter with Trump on April 9th. According to photos taken by the New York Times.
Whitmer was in Washington, DC, discussing issues such as tariffs and the recent ice storm in which Whitmer called for an emergency declaration of the president.
A team of Wolverine State leaders claims they were surprised when Whitmer was brought into the oval office in front of the camera as Trump signed several executive orders and declarations.
Critics saw it as Whitmer's attempt to not involve the 78-year-old commander and the 78-year-old commander after traveling to the White House with a bipartisan delegation to address some of the issues affecting her state.
“Looking behind the White House files, Gretchen Whitmer is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. This is my 2 year old,” commented One X user.
“Whitmer covering her face is the perfect parochial phor for Democrats,” another said.
“President Trump has destroyed Governor Whitmer,” he read the third comment.
Others looked at Whitmer's past actions on camera and questioned his motivations at the White House.
“I need to help understand Democrat thinking. Gretchen Whitmer was embarrassed to stand in an oval office and take a photo, but not enough embarrassment to do this,” another added, referring to a strange campaign video feeding her Doritos to Liz Planck, the host of the liberal podcast.
On Wednesday, Whitmer stood near a decisive desk alongside Michigan Sen. Matt Hall and some of Trump's Cabinet Secretaries.
On his appearance, Trump began an investigation into “anonymous” author Miles Taylor to the Justice Department, leaked to former cybersecurity civil servant Christopher Krebs to prove the 2020 election due to leaking during his first term.
Trump acknowledged Whitmer's presence and praised her for “a great job” in Michigan.
“We are honored to have Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Great, Michigan, and she does a really great job.
She had no prior knowledge of the signature ceremony, Her office told CNN.
The orders Trump signed were not supported by Whitmer as her team assured her presence was not supported.
However, supporters of the governor for the second term were still criticising her for being in the room.
“This doesn't look like a politics of resistance,” said CNN host Audi Cornish.
“AF – King Disaster,” a Democrat operative told NBC News anonymously. “I feel like I'm going to remove some of the momentum she had as a politically savvy swing state dem.”
Whitmer reportedly wrote to the president the day after he took office, changing her tone for Trump in his second term.
According to the New York Times, she praised the newly sworn president and thanked him for mentioning the automotive industry in his first speech.
She also wrote down her mobile number and told Trump to call her if necessary.
