Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Backtracks Comment Ruling Out 2028 Presidential Run

‘I need to correct the record,’ Whitmer said during an onstage interview at the Mackinac Policy Conference.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

After previously indicating she had no intention of running for president in 2028, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared to backtrack on the remark on May 28, saying she has “nothing to announce” about the race.

“I need to correct the record,” Whitmer said during an onstage interview at the Mackinac Policy Conference. “I said I’m not making plans, and I saw all the headlines. You know, I never thought I would run for governor, so I guess I should know better to say—Never say never.”