Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered a lengthy speech at the Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 15 that sounded much like a State of the State address.
In a preamble to her remarks, Whitmer’s staff wrote that the speech was timed to precede President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Her speech was billed as a commonsense path forward for Michigan.
Whitmer, a Democrat, is widely known for her stringent lockdown policies in Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic, fighting vociferously for abortion access, and championing the LGBT agenda.
Early in her speech, Whitmer took a collaborative tone with the incoming president.
“Michiganders elected both me and Donald Trump twice,” she said, adding that the people expect the pair “to find some common ground.”…