Governor Whitmer has said she is "not happy" about her viral Oval Office moment but will not apologize for being at the White ...

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer temporarily held up a folder to block her face from cameras in an Oval Office ...

Whitmer, who serves the auto heavy state of Michigan, has faced backlash over her recent visit with President Donald Trump.

Mich., explained she didn't want her photo taken in the Oval Office when she held a folder in front of her face in the ...

A photo of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer covering her face inside the Oval Office before meeting with President Donald Trump has ...

After delivering a speech Monday at the Detroit Economic Club, James Jacob, the CEO of Ajax, sat down with Whitmer for a Q&A ...

The president caught Whitmer off-guard during remarks in the Oval Office, as she stood in the back of the room while he briefly lauded her. “We’re honored to have Gretchen Whitmer from Michigan, great ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Monday joked about the now-viral photo of her in the Oval Office holding folders in front of her face during a meeting with President Trump last week in ...

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Gretchen Whitmer's visit to the Oval Office in April 2025 took an awkward turn when she hid her face with folders as cameras ...

She was a little old to play peek-a-boo in the White House. Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer admitted Monday she made a mistake by trying to hide from photographers who came into the Oval ...

While most people are honored to visit the Oval Office, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apparently does not feel that way.