Gretchen Whitmer: “That woman from Michigan has become like a community in…”

“Cause I thought, you know, I've learned over the years, if you're gonna disarm a bully, you take their weapon and you make it your shield. And so That woman from Michigan has become like a community in Michigan of people who support one another. who are, you know, were in the trenches during the pandemic. And so. So what was intended to hurt me actually was something that I'm really proud to be.” (13:42–13:48)

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