Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Rules Out 2028 Presidential Run

The Michigan governor said she will not run for president in 2028 and plans to take time off after her term ends in January 2027.

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

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said this week she will not run for president in 2028, removing her name from an emerging field of Democrats jockeying for the next nomination.

“I think there will be a robust group of people running for president,” Whitmer told a reporter in an interview clip posted on X. “I will not be one of them in 2028. I can tell you that.”