“I reached out to the White House last night, asked for a phone call with the president,' she said as Trump trashed her to Hannity over coronavirus criticisms.
in the nation, and Michigan is experiencing a dramatic spike in cases from 350 a week ago to nearly 3,000 Friday.
“I say, ‘Mike, don’t call ... the woman in Michigan. It doesn’t make any difference what happens,’” Trump said. Whitmer told WWJ that she has been critical of the weak federal response to her state’s needs amid the fight against rising COVID-19 cases but that other governors have also complained about the lack of “federal preparation.” She complained earlier this week that the number of masks and gowns sent to her state by the federal government was barelyat a besieged hospital. The state hasn’t received a single ventilator despite a critical need.
“I’ve been uniquely singled out,” Whitmer said. “I don’t go into personal attacks. I don’t have time for that, I don’t have energy for that, frankly. All of our focus has to be on COVID-19 right now.”Trump said at his press briefing that he expects governors to be “Whitmer has asked the president for an emergency declaration in her state, which frees up funds and other aid. But the president told Hannity: “She doesn’t get it done, and we send her a lot.
Whitmer’s office could not immediately be reached by the HuffPost to provide more details on the governor’s comment about vendors. A spokespersonposted an angry video on Twitter before his shift Thursday defending Whitmer and attacking Trump.
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