Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Biden in Delaware just days before he was expected to announce his VP pick

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• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Joe Biden last Sunday, days before the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was expected to announce his running mate, the Associated Press reported.
• Whitmer, who's long been on Mr. Biden's shortlist, is the first candidate known to have interviewed with Biden in person, according to The Washington Post.
• Biden is expected to announce his pick for vice president next week. 
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last Sunday to meet with Joe Biden, just days before the presumptive Democratic nominee is expected to announce his running mate, the Associated Press reported.

Whitmer, who's long been on Mr. Biden's shortlist of nominees, is the first candidate known to have interviewed with him in person, according to The Washington Post. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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