'This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials' lives in danger,' Whitmer said after Trump called for her to be locked up.
on Saturday after he called for her to be jailed at a campaign rally in Muskegon, prompting the crowd to chant"lock her up."
Trump lashed out at Whitmer at a rally in her state today. He criticized the governor's mask mandate and urged the crowd to get her to"open up your state" amid the pandemic."Lock 'em all up," Trump added, pausing as the chants grew.Hours later, Whitmer responded by accusing the president of putting her life in danger.
"This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials' lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans. It needs to stop," the governor tweeted, alongside a clip from the rally. This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officialsâ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans. It needs to stop.
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