'Trump’s attacks on governors threaten to pull apart the country precisely when it needs to come together,' writes Mitch Albom for usatodayopinion.
And while some say she should have done that sooner, Whitmer said Friday that vendors with whom the state had orders were being told “not to send stuff to Michigan.” She told a local radio station: “I reached out to the White House … and asked for a phone call with the president."
And yet our calls for federal help are like dialing an airline during the holidays? Fat chance of speaking to somebody?“All I want them to do — very simple — I want them to be appreciative.”What’s this all about? Sadly, as with so many things the last three years, it’s about Donald Trump’s perception of himself. Gov. Whitmer was critical of the initial federal response to this virus. She wishes we had a more coherent national plan.
This is the message he sends to Michiganders — a nasty, immature put-down of the person we must trust to lead our state out of this crisis? All this petty nonsense should be gone at a time of national crisis. Yet, incredibly, it’s there. And we accept it. Why? Because three years is too long to rail against something that won’t change.
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