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Gretchen Whitmer: “He was talking to the media and said, you know, if they…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Live From the LBJ Library Season 2: Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Published | Video Starts at 12:26

It was an accurate critique, but he didn't like it. He took it personally. And so in a press conference shortly after, he was with his vice president, Mike Pence, and He was talking to the media and said, you know, if they don't treat you right, I say, don't call them back. And he said, mike, don't call that woman from Michigan. And when that happened, I can tell you my stomach dropped because, not that it hurt my feelings, I didn't … (12:26–12:33)

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