Gretchen Whitmer

On Sunday's State of the Union, CNN host Jake Tapper tossed softballs to Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, suggesting protesters against her lockdown policies are frightening and even comparable to neo-Nazis in Charlottesville. Leftist protesters are generally presented as the forces of democracy and justice, but conservative protesters get the shaft. The CNN chyron was "PROTESTERS,…

New states’ rights fans at The New York Times? Reporters Trip Gabriel and Jonathan Martin praised Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer after her gross bureaucratic overreach in fighting the spread of the coronavirus led to protests. The online headline to the story that led Sunday’s National section: “Gretchen Whitmer Isn’t Backing Down -- Right-wing protesters, Republican lawmakers and President…

After MSNBC host Rachel Maddow mocked Michiganders protesting their Democrat governor’s draconian stay-at-home measures on her Wednesday night show, Maddow brought on that governor for a softball interview full of flattery, Thursday. Maddow even ended the interview entertaining the idea that the Democrat governor could be our next Vice President.  

The media is doing everything they can to protect Democrat governors facing backlash for taking draconian measures to the coronavirus pandemic. While thousands gathered Wednesday to protest Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer’s strict orders, she didn’t receive any scrutiny from the mainstream media. After getting a friendly interview on NBC’s Today show earlier that day, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow…

During a Wednesday morning interview with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on NBC’s 3rd Hour Today show, co-host Craig Melvin made sure to tread softly while asking about the Democrat’s highly controversial and draconian measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Once that was out of the way, he was free to chat with her about speculation that she might be Joe Biden’s vice presidential…

If President Trump's reaction to the coronavirus pandemic to proves anything, according to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell and the Washington Post's Philip Rucker, it is that Trump is incapable of being surrounded by strong, competent female leaders. Mitchell made the accusation on her Tuesday show, by giving Rucker examples that purportedly prove her point.

A religious exemption in anti-bullying legislation that's meant to prevent students and teachers from being punished for simply expressing their religious beliefs about homosexuality is a "license to bully" in the eyes of MSNBC. Openly-gay anchor Thomas Roberts brought on Michigan state senator Gretchen Whitmer (D) to bash the Republican-controlled state senate for passing SB 0137, "Matt's…