President Trump and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were on hand at the announcement of a new fighter mission coming to a Michigan air base.

The two interactions between President Donald Trump and a sometime antagonist, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, reflect the Democratic governor’s efforts to move past last year’s hard-fought campaign and find common ground with the Republican president — at risk of political backlash.

As Democrats face calls from their own voters to do more to stand against Trump, Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer is caught in a sticky game of optics