Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist launches gubernatorial bid in Michigan

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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Tuesday that he is running to become Michigan‘s first black governor.

The campaigns for Michigan’s future political leader come after the November election, in which the state elected Republican candidate Donald Trump. Gilchrist pledged in an X post to “solve problems and deliver results” and accused Trump of “breaking commitments to our state and attacking Michiganders every day” in a campaign ad.

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