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Gretchen Whitmer Mocked For Trying To Hide Her Face From Cameras In Oval Office

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) took a virtual beating on Saturday as The 
New York Times published a new photo of her in the Oval Office, literally 
trying to hide from cameras by holding a folder in front of her face.

Whitmer was at the White House to meet with President Donald Trump about 
relief funding for Michigan residents who had been devastated by recent 
ice storms and funding for a Detroit-area Air National Guard base — but 
instead of a private meeting with the president, she was ushered into an 
Oval Office full of reporters and cameras while the president was signing 
executive orders.

NYT photographer Eric Lee captured one shot of Whitmer as she literally 
hid her face from the cameras — and that photo top-lined a piece detailing 
the risks she runs as a Democratic governor who is seen daring to 
cooperate with President Trump.

The article’s headline read, “Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With 
Fire in Cozying Up to Trump” — and the sub-headline doubled down: “The 
Michigan governor’s awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several 
Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky 
relationships with the president.”

The article went on to note that Whitmer, despite her obvious differences 
with Trump, had sent him a letter just after his inauguration. In that 
letter, according to the NYT, Whitmer expressed her desire to work with 
the White House and thanked him for his support of the American auto 
industry.

But it was the photo of a clearly uncomfortable Whitmer, hiding behind her 
folder, that went viral.

“This is so much worse than if she just let her photo be taken,” Abigail 
Jackson posted.

“If it’s true that Whitmer was expecting a private meeting and trying to 
hide that she was at the White House, and President Trump brought her out 
to the press, that is an absolutely EPIC troll,” she added later.

“Gary Hart’s monkey business[,] Dukakis in a tank[,] The Dean scream[.] 
All scandals/embarrassing flubs that likely ended the careers of 
presidential hopefuls. And now… there’s this,” another posted, suggesting 
that the inopportune photo had effectively ended any chance Whitmer had at 
mounting a presidential campaign in 2028.

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