Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

It was the Democrats’ Chris Christie Moment, reminiscent of the New Jersey GOP governor’s handshake with President Barack Obama — the moment when Christie begged for federal money to recover from Superstorm Sandy and blew up his political future at the same time. Republicans called it a hug and blamed Christie for Mitt Romney’s loss to Obama.

There has also been a recent phishing attempt mimicking the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) website.

Michigan is raising another competition with Ohio as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls for the state to get into the semiconductor game. Whitmer, a Democrat,

"I think that people in the district are ready for it," Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said in an interview Tuesday.