Ep. 380 — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
CNN
4.6 • 7.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Gretchen Whitmer is the 49th governor of Michigan. She joins David to talk about leading her state during the COVID-19 pandemic and her assessment of the federal response, as well as her journey in public service and her response to speculation she could become Joe Biden’s running mate.
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:06.0 | And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axe Files, with |
| 0:12.5 | your host, David Axelrod. |
| 0:14.5 | Music |
| 0:19.5 | I sat down with Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan this week to talk about her life, |
| 0:24.3 | her story, her journey, but also, and particularly about this coronavirus, siege that has hit |
| 0:31.2 | her state very hard. |
| 0:32.7 | We talked before the President's total authority, press conference, and his press conference |
| 0:37.4 | later in the week in which he ceded authority back to the states to decide when they were |
| 0:41.6 | going to open up again. |
| 0:43.4 | And I also spoke with her before, protests erupted in the state capital. |
| 0:46.8 | In connection with some very tough guidelines, she's laid down to try and enforce her stay |
| 0:51.4 | at home order. |
| 0:53.1 | Who's that conversation? |
| 1:01.1 | Governor Gretchen Whitmer, it's so good to be with you. |
| 1:04.2 | You and your office are in your home? |
| 1:06.1 | I'm in my office at the state capital. |
| 1:08.0 | I'm going to do a press conference shortly. |
| 1:10.8 | And so I've got a small team here to help me do this, but trying to observe everything |
| 1:17.0 | we're encouraging everyone else to do. |
| 1:19.4 | The 15 months ago when you raised your hand and took that oath, you could not have imagined |
| 1:23.8 | being in the position that you're in right now. |
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