{"id":2288767,"date":"2024-07-03T15:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-injects-funds-to-her-own-coffers-while-pledging-support-to-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:46:24","slug":"whitmer-injects-funds-to-her-own-coffers-while-pledging-support-to-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-injects-funds-to-her-own-coffers-while-pledging-support-to-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer injects funds to her own coffers while pledging support to Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhitmer-injects-funds-to-her-own-coffers-while-pledging-support-to-biden-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2288767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s pledge of support for President Joe Biden while simultaneously contributing funds to her own fundraising PAC. The PAC, called Fight Like Hell, aims \u2063to support\u200d Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a> and \u2062other Democratic candidates. Most of the PAC&#8217;s expenses are directed towards Whitmer and possibly other candidates, with\u200d a significant\u200b payment made to a political consultant for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-fires-back-at-trump-says-it-has-every-right-to-use-his-name\/\" title=\"RNC Fires Back at Trump, Says It Has \u2018Every Right\u2019 to Use His Name\">fundraising purposes<\/a>. Despite Whitmer&#8217;s support for \u200dBiden, there is a\u200c focus on\u2064 fundraising \u2063for her own campaign as well.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span 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td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-03T15:04:11-04:00\">July 3, 2024 3:04 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1694322\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI) is affirming her support for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> in posts on X while pushing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3065112\/whitmer-vaults-donor-lists-big-gretch-promise-loyalty-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>own<\/a> Hybrid PAC, Fight Like Hell.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>, made on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gretchenwhitmer\/status\/1807833461761495116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Monday<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gretchenwhitmer\/status\/1808192627545911730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tuesday<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gretchenwhitmer\/status\/1808524244709458345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wednesday<\/a>, all implied support for the president while linking the governor\u2019s fundraising PAC, not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> or the Biden reelection effort.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m all in on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>. Help me elect Democrats up and down the ticket. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1JUUiQ1qpY\">https:\/\/t.co\/1JUUiQ1qpY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretchenwhitmer\/status\/1808524244709458345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The PAC describes itself as \u201ca nationwide movement led by [Whitmer] to defend working people and protect our most fundamental rights.\u201d It says its goal is to \u201cfocus the next two years on supporting President Biden and Vice President Harris\u2019 re-election campaign, as well as helping Democrats flip the House and hold the Senate and ensuring our voice is heard in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the committee has donated $47,900 to the Biden Victory Fund PAC and $40,400 to other committees, most of its expenses are directed to Whitmer, and possibly other candidates. Its largest expense is a $138,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?committee_id=C00842104&#038;two_year_transaction_period=2024&#038;cycle=2024&#038;line_number=F3X-21B&#038;data_type=processed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>payment<\/a> to Cat Eye Studios, owned by political consultant and fundraiser Heather Colburn, for fundraising. Colburn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/heather-colburn-4ba9813\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>says<\/a> the company is partnered with Whitmer and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is running for Senate in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-vaults-to-top-of-donor-lists-while-big-gretch-tries-to-promise-loyalty-to-biden-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Whitmer rises in donor rankings as \u2018Big Gretch\u2019 pledges loyalty to Biden - Washington Examiner\">recent blast email<\/a> from Chet Atkins, a former House member from Massachusetts-turned-lobbyist, pushed for donors to send money to Whitmer\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can you not love a Governor who is affectionately called \u2018Big Gretch\u2019 by Detroit rappers, a Governor who faced down a kidnap attempt, and passed gun safety legislation in response,\u201d Atkins wrote in the email, adding that the election is going to hinge on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania and that \u201cno one knows and understands these voters the way she does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer reportedly did not know about the email or approve it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the next several weeks, party leaders and the press will be looking to see who has the momentum and the ability to beat Trump,\u201d he wrote. \u201cA massive outpouring of small and large dollar donations to Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omar-kept-husbands-consulting-firm-afloat\/\" title=\"Omar Kept Husband\u2019s Consulting Firm Afloat\">political committee<\/a> will send a strong and clear message. It will also allow her to be ready on day one when the nomination opens up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Whitmer\u2019s office but did not receive a response. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The public will not know how much Whitmer\u2019s committee has garnered in donations until mid-July, when the next report is due. As of 3\/31, the PAC has $1,781,000 in cash on hand and holds no debts. The PAC won\u2019t have to file another financial report until July 15, when quarterly reports are due for the 4-1 to 6-30 period.<\/p>\n<p>While Whitmer could be a candidate to replace Biden if he drops out, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> appears to be the overwhelming favorite to take over. Whitmer and other Democratic governors will meet at the White House on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1694322\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1694322\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whitmer is showing support for Biden on social media while also promoting her own fundraising PAC, Fight Like Hell. The PAC aims to support Biden and Harris&#8217; reelection campaign, as well as other Democratic candidates. Most of the PAC&#8217;s expenses go towards Whitmer and potentially other candidates, with a large payment made to a political consultant for fundraising. Despite some questionable tactics, Whitmer&#8217;s committee has a significant amount of cash on hand and appears to be preparing for future political opportunities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2288768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhitmerBiden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33834,4543,3723,12025],"class_list":["post-2288767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-coffers","tag-funds","tag-support","tag-whitmer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhitmerBiden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}