Michigan Governor Will Give Democratic Response to Trump’s State of the Union

President Donald Trump departs the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives after delivering the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Feb. 5, 2019. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) will give the Democratic rebuttals to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 4, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a Friday announcement.

Pelosi offered praise of Whitmer in a statement and said she’s “rolled up her sleeves to get things done” in her home state.