Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is currently seen as one of the Democrats’ best prospects to replace Joe Biden, attempted Monday to tamp down on rumors she delivered a damning message to one of the president’s senior campaign officials: that he could not win Michigan following his disastrous debate performance last week.
She reportedly also told Biden’s campaign chair, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, that she had ruled out a challenge to Biden, according to Politico—something she seemed to stress in a statement Monday.
“I am proud to support Joe Biden as our nominee and I am behind him 100% in the fight to defeat Donald Trump,” Whitmer said. “Not only do I believe Joe can win Michigan, I know he can because he’s got the receipts: he’s lowered health care costs, brought back manufacturing jobs and is committed to restoring the reproductive freedom women lost under Donald Trump.”
