A new photo of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-Mich.) surprise visit to the Oval Office emerged in a Saturday New York Times report showcasing the lawmaker covering her face while President Trump spoke to the press.
The Michigan Democrat said she was unexpectedly whisked into the room for the president’s order signing on Wednesday ahead of a scheduled closed door meeting. The two were set to discuss tariffs and opportunities to invest in Michigan’s defense assets, including the Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
“The governor was surprised that she was brought into the Oval Office during President Trump’s press conference without any notice of the subject matter,” Whitmer’s spokesperson told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister outlet, earlier this week.
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Thomas Eugene Hamm. Confirmed bachelor. Fifty-something. Experienced transit inspector. Two weeks away from retirement. Dropped into the middle of God-forsaken nowhere by a plea for help from Billy Strayhorn an old Army buddy. I owe Strays. He saved my life more than once during The War.