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Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmier hugging it out with Cheeto Man. (www.woodtv.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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First came their much-analyzed Oval Office moment. Next, their subject-to-interpretation hug.

The two interactions between President Donald Trump and a sometime antagonist, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, reflect the Democratic governor’s efforts to move past last year’s hard-fought campaign and find common ground with the Republican president — at risk of political backlash.

Whitmer, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, shared a hug with Trump as he arrived in her home state on Tuesday, less than a month after she shielded her face from cameras during an Oval Office appearance alongside Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

it's a big club...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If a bunch of Qanon lunatics created a big conspiracy to assassinate me I would probably be a bit more hesitant about cozying up to the Qanon president, but whadda I know I'm no future failed presidential candidate

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The only lesson she learned from that is that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

carlin-pog

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Led the grassroots fights for gay and queer rights in Michigan only-throw no intersectonality.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

FBI went to work on Civil Rights groups and the beginnings of COINTELPRO under dems, too (Kennedy and LBJ). I'm sure Eisenhower did some stuff. Everything mostly points to JFK.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lmao isn't this the one that a bunch of chuds got egged on by FBI informants to kidnap and kill

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

kelly She really missed the boat on that one.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Wonder how many minorities she was cussing out for not VOOOOTING TO SAVE DEMOCRACY hard enough

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Already redeeming Trump lmao. She is totally going to use this in her messaging “Trump doesn’t hate me! See? Us democrats aren’t so bad!”

Said it before and I’ll say it again, Democrats are the political equivalent of Team Rocket. They’re comic relief antagonists that deep down kind of like the main character who destroys them over and over and only really relevant to get destroyed and show off how cool the main character is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

On the one hand you're right but on the other I won't tolerate any Team Rocket slander

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is pretty fucking accurate and I appreciate the reference.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Thanks, a friend of mine was talking and said democrats have “Team Rocket energy” and it’s been the funniest thing to me ever since.