Governor Gretchen Whitmer faced a fierce backlash for cozying up to Donald Trump in her effort to deliver for Michigan, but her gamble could be paying off. The Michigan Democrat is one of the many floated as a potential 2028 presidential contender who has had to grapple with how to navigate dealing with the president as part of their job.

President Donald Trump promised to consider pardoning those convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI). “I’m going to look at it,” Trump said Wednesday at the White House. “I will take a look at it.

The Democratic governor’s approval rating is the highest since the early phases of the pandemic, according to Impact Research polling.

The 2028 podcast primary is underway as Democrats try to reshape their image. In this photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waits with Michigan National Guard adjutant general Major Gen. Paul Rogers to greet President Donald Trump at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) AP

Former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who ran against former President Biden for the Democratic nomination last year, said he urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to

Gretchen Whitmer has been saying for years that she's not planning to run for president in 2028. Democrats better hope she's joking.

"I think that people in the district are ready for it," Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said in an interview Tuesday.

On Friday morning, local veterans, politicians, representatives from Michigan Veteran Homes, representatives from the State of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and employees and volunteers at the Jacobetti Veterans Home gathered on Venture Drive in Marquette Township to mark the official groundbreaking of the new Jacobetti Veterans Home.