{"id":955,"date":"2026-05-28T15:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=955"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:34:38","slug":"michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-says-shes-not-running-for-president-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=955","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she\u2019s not running for president in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not run for president in 2028.<\/li>\n<li>The two-term governor from a key battleground state was seen as a top Democratic contender.<\/li>\n<li>Whitmer says she plans to take a break next year after leaving office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threw cold water Thursday on the idea of a 2028 presidential bid, saying that while \u201cthere will be a robust group of people running for president, I will not be one of them.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=953\">Massive marine predator crowned T. rex of the ocean and \u2018a true terror of its time\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Whitmer made the comments in an interview with Fox 2 Detroit while discussing her plans after she leaves office next year.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Saying that she was \u201clooking forward to taking a little bit of a break\u201d after leaving office, and \u201cnot jumping right into something,\u201d Whitmer said she\u2019d \u201cgotten counsel\u201d from former government officials such as former Rhode Island Gov. and Commerece Secretary Gina Raimondo, former Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            A popular two-term governor from a premier battleground state, Whitmer has long been seen as a top potential contender in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. She was a finalist in former President Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 vice presidential search and has spent years burnishing a national profile.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=941\">US regulator tries to withdraw $5 million penalty against Trump donors\u2019 crypto company<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            But Whitmer\u2019s tenure has also included a few high-profile stumbles \u2013 including an infamous appearance at Trump\u2019s White House last year during which she was captured holding a folder up to hide her face as cameras in the room snapped photos.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Whitmer has long given mixed signals about her intentions in 2028.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI don\u2019t know if I need to be the main character in the next chapter, but I want to have a hand in writing it, and I think I\u2019ve got an important vantage point as the governor of an important swing state,\u201d she told Canadian journalist Steve Paikin last fall.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=939\">Opioid Crisis Fast Facts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Gov. 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