Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) criticized Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for having an “incredibly destructive” governing style.
CNN’s State of the Union anchor Jake Tapper asked the Michigan governor on Sunday about the Florida governor’s popularity and chances in a 2024 presidential election.
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“He won reelection last year by double digits in a state that has been very competitive in the past. He’s increasingly leaning into some hot-button cultural issues: education, racial issues. Do you think that he poses a real threat to Democrats if he ends up being the Republican nominee?” asked Tapper.
Whitmer responded, “I don’t really know Ron DeSantis, so it’s hard for me to say anything real substantive.”
She then critiqued DeSantis: “I’ll say this — when I took my oath of office, I took an oath to be the governor for all of the people of Michigan. I don’t wage culture wars.”
“I fight culture wars because I’m focused on solving problems. I think it’s incredibly destructive when people just try to pit others against one another, stoke fear. I think that’s a really destructive way to lead,” she said.
“We’ll watch and see what happens.” the Michigan governor remarked.
On #CNNSOTU, @GovWhitmer tells @jaketapper “I’m not making plans for… anything beyond what I’m going to do in this next four years” as governor. https://t.co/1jSazMpMVk
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) February 12, 2023
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Then she repeated, “As I said, I don’t know him.”
When the CNN host asked her about her possible run for president, she responded, “I’m not making plans for … anything beyond what I’m going to do in this next four years as governor.”
