Gretchen Plays Nice.
In this season of giving thanks, there is one Democrat that the White House is particularly grateful for: Gretchen Whitmer.
President Donald Trump and the Michigan governor, an oft-talked about 2028 presidential candidate, have developed a surprisingly productive and affable relationship, according to two White House officials and a Whitmer political aide.
“Of the Democrats, she is the one who we have spent the most time with, who has reached out to us the most, who has wanted to work with us,” said one of White House official, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “From the Democrats, she is definitely the one who’s most willing to get things done.”
Whitmer’s decision to work with the White House stands in stark contrast to potential 2028 rivals such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who have both repeatedly criticized the president as a tyrant and his administration as a threat to American democracy. by Dasha Burns, ‘Politico’
Gov. Whitmer is has taken a far more conciliatory stance with the Administration as she eyes her future in politics. The adversarial tone that Governors Newsome and Pritzker have taken may play better to their base and potentially help launch their own White House ambitions. But Gov. Whitmer’s idea to try and work with the opposition may boost her in a nation that is so divided and looking for common ground and a national identity.
