Michigan Governor Traveled to Florida Despite Urging Residents to Stay Home

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigns for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 16, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Michigan’s governor recently traveled to Florida despite warning residents against taking out-of-state trips, her office disclosed on Monday.

Spokespersons for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told news outlets that the Democrat took what they described as a personal trip to visit her father about one month ago.