{"id":2302196,"date":"2024-07-20T09:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-focuses-on-policy-at-naacp-event-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-20T09:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T13:27:52","slug":"whitmer-emphasizes-policy-at-naacp-event-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-emphasizes-policy-at-naacp-event-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer emphasizes policy at NAACP event &#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\">18<\/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-emphasizes-policy-at-naacp-event-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=2302196&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>Michigan Governor Gretchen \u200bWhitmer focused\u200d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-kudlow-says-govt-should-not-intervene-in-gamestop-trading-frenzy\/\" title=\"Larry Kudlow says govt. should not intervene in GameStop trading frenzy\">policy issues<\/a>\u200c at the recent NAACP Convention\u200c in Las Vegas.\u2062 She defended President Joe \u2062Biden\u200c despite calls for him to drop out of the race. Whitmer, who is seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-am-i-losing-in-polls-to-a-mental-retard-new-book-claims-trump-lost-it-when-biden-polled-well\/\" title=\"\u2018How Am I Losing In Polls To A Mental Retard?\u2019: New Book Claims Trump Lost It When Biden Polled Well\">potential replacement<\/a> for Biden, highlighted\u200d the impact of the president&#8217;s policies\u2062 on\u200b Black communities. She emphasized the importance of unity and \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-irreversible-consequences-of-school-closures\/\" title=\"The Irreversible Consequences of School Closures\">staying focused<\/a> in\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-advocates-gather-in-phoenix-to-get-up-to-speed-and-recharge\/\" title=\"Gun rights supporters meet in Phoenix to stay informed and energized.\">current \u200cpolitical climate<\/a>. Other speakers at\u200d the convention also defended Biden and avoided\u200b criticism towards former President Trump. Whitmer discussed fiscal policies such\u200c as affordable \u200bhousing and fixing roads in her speech. Biden also spoke at the convention before\u200c falling ill\u200d with\u2063 COVID-19.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/div>\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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Whitmer focuses on policy at NAACP event<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1707862\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended President Joe Biden at this week&rsquo;s NAACP Convention in Las Vegas amidst growing calls across the party for him to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>The contrast is notable.<\/p>\n<p>The governor is a top name floated in the Democratic Party as a replacement for the president,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/michigan\/article_469c5bb6-3972-11ef-bb62-ffc7fd0934b0.html\">even alongside her outward<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;support for him. As a Biden campaign co-chairwoman, she instead focused on how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s policies have impacted Black communities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that this is an especially important, hard, dark time in our electoral politics,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They try to focus on tearing us apart from social media to political division, but we&rsquo;ve got to remember, we must stay focused.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The speakers in Las Vegas this Wednesday not only had to defend the president&rsquo;s policies, but also his health, and avoid overly critical comments toward Trump, who faced an assassination attempt last weekend.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/07\/16\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-115th-naacp-national-convention-las-vegas-nv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Biden spoke during the convention on Tuesday<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, shortly before taking ill with COVID-19 and returning to the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer mentioned fiscal policies during her 10-minute speech, such as affordable housing, senior citizen benefits, and her favorite &ndash; fixing the roads.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something I&rsquo;ve been saying to people as I get around the country on behalf of the president, or even telling the story of Michigan to give some people some inspiration is I know this, you cannot physically roll up your sleeves if you&rsquo;re wringing your hands,&rdquo; Whitmer said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got work to do, but we&rsquo;re up to meet this moment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Whitmer continues to campaign for Biden&rsquo;s reelection, she faces mounting pressure from both parties.<\/p>\n<p>High officials in the Democratic Party, such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, have called for Biden to drop out of the race, with Whitmer&rsquo;s name touted as a replacement. On the conservative side, the Trump campaign initiated a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/michigan\/article_c8300346-44fb-11ef-8566-1b0d887635c0.html\">lawsuit against the governor relating to voter registration<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While Whitmer was away from her home state, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Portage, Mich., to discuss abortion rights.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/wisconsin\/article_ee6b2c1a-4524-11ef-8ce1-f72e9edf09be.html\">Trump and his new running mate J.D. Vance<\/a><\/strong>, a senator from Ohio, will visit Grand Rapids for a campaign rally Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1707862\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1707862\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whitmer emphasized policy issues at the NAACP event, where she defended President Biden amid calls for him to drop out of the race. Despite being considered a potential replacement for Biden, Whitmer focused on highlighting the impact of the president&#8217;s policies on Black communities. She urged unity and staying focused during a challenging time in politics. Whitmer also discussed fiscal policies such as affordable housing and fixing roads during her speech. As she continues to campaign for Biden&#8217;s reelection, she faces pressure from both parties. Democratic officials have called for Biden to step down, with Whitmer&#8217;s name being mentioned as a possible replacement. On the conservative side, the Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit against Whitmer. Meanwhile, Vice President Harris and Trump are both making campaign stops in Michigan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2302197,"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\/04\/AP24038791103194-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4864,13195,4326,32076,12025],"class_list":["post-2302196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-event","tag-naacp","tag-policy","tag-washington-examiner","tag-whitmer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24038791103194-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302196","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=2302196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}