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Tom Barrett: “She [Gretchen Whitmer] has a residence on Mackinac island…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Battleground Michigan: the GOP's Tom Barrett in MI-7

Published | Video Starts at 13:01

And people see that. And we've been overwhelmed as a country and certainly overwhelmed in Michigan. Gretchen Whitmer, our governor, is giving away housing stipends to people to house people who've … She [Gretchen Whitmer] has a residence on Mackinac island... 7,000 square foot mansion on Mackinac Island. … Wasn't she in the news for that before? Because her husband wanted to put the boat in the water during COVID No one else was allowed to do it but the governor's husband. (13:01–13:30)

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Asserts that Governor Whitmer has a 7,000 square foot mansion on Mackinac Island.

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