Gov. Whitmer: ‘My Colleagues Are Pointing out the Obvious,’ Trump and J.D. Vance Are Weirdos

LEMIRE: “... this morning. Let’s talk about this new race and that new talking point, weird or weirdos or wherever you want to put it. Tell us, do you agree with that assessment and why do you think it’s breaking through?”
Whitmer: “Well, it’s quite a jarring segue, weirdos and freaks. Here’s Governor Whitmer.” (Laughter)
LEMIRE: “I’m sorry.”
Whitmer: “You know, I — I think that my colleagues are pointing out the obvious, that the agenda, the way they talk to people, the way they address people, it is bizarre. And it’s — it’s weird. It is weird. I also don’t want to diminish the fact, though, that it also presents a very real risk for us as a country. And weird is kind of a funny phrase to use because it’s bizarre, but at the same — at the same moment, we’ve got to say this is a serious moment as a country. I am proud to be a co-chair of the Harris campaign because my candidate is offering us a brighter future, a focus on how she’s going to make people’s lives better. This — this perpetual, I think, aim to divide us and to inflame us and to anger us and to stoke hate is what’s so dangerous in this country right now. And so, I want to focus on what does the future look like for my kids, for your kids, for the next generation of Americans, for all of us.”