{"id":2353762,"date":"2024-10-11T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-accused-of-anti-catholic-bigotry-after-chip-video-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:52:59","slug":"whitmer-accused-of-anti-catholic-bigotry-after-chip-video-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-accused-of-anti-catholic-bigotry-after-chip-video-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer accused of \u2018anti-Catholic bigotry\u2019 after chip video &#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\">22<\/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-accused-of-anti-catholic-bigotry-after-chip-video-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=2353762&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>Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan is\u200d facing criticism from \u200cCatholic groups for\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under Biden\">social media video<\/a> in which\u200b she appears to mock the \u2063Eucharist. In the video, posted \u200bby influencer Liz Plank, Whiter feeds a Dorito to\u200b a kneeling Plank while\u2064 wearing a campaign hat. CatholicVote, a right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-ags-battle-woke-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Republican AGs Battle \u2018Woke\u2019 Law Enforcement\">-leaning advocacy group<\/a>, accused her of\u200d deriding the sacrament of Holy\u2063 Communion, labeling it an\u200c instance of &#8220;anti-Catholic bigotry&#8221; within\u2064 the Democratic Party,\u2064 and called for an apology. The Catholic League also condemned the video&#8217;s content, stating that Whitmer&#8217;s actions \u2062were unacceptable and amounted to political suicide.\u200d The video \u2063is\u200b intended to promote \u200dthe CHIPS Act, highlighting its importance for U.S.\u2063 tech and manufacturing.  <\/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 accused of &lsquo;anti-Catholic bigotry&rsquo; after chip video<\/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_1833679\" 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 under fire from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholicism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Catholic<\/a> groups that accused her of mocking the Eucharist in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-star-calls-for-registering-to-vote-amid-racism-and-hate-over-haitian-immigrants-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Reality star calls for registering to vote amid \u2018racism and hate\u2019 over Haitian immigrants - Washington Examiner\">social media video posted<\/a> by influencer Liz Plank.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The video shows Whitmer feeding a Dorito to a kneeling Plank while the governor wears a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3182431\/harris-walz-missteps-media-blitz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris-Walz <\/a>camo campaign hat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How else can this be interpreted other than mockery of Catholics and the sacrament of Holy Communion, not to mention the distasteful pornographic innuendo?&rdquo; the right-leaning Catholic advocacy group CatholicVote wrote in a post on X. &ldquo;Gretchen Whitmer is only the latest example of the gross anti-Catholic bigotry festering inside the Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group later called for an apology from Whitmer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any slight mockery of another faith would be met with outrage, and an immediate apology would be issued,&rdquo; the group said. &ldquo;Why hasn&rsquo;t she done that yet?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How else can this be interpreted other than mockery of Catholics and the sacrament of Holy Communion, not to mention the distasteful pornographic innuendo? Gretchen Whitmer is only the latest example of the gross anti-Catholic bigotry festering inside the Democratic Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KG1BmHYkJM\">pic.twitter.com\/KG1BmHYkJM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicVote\/status\/1844461842535678202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 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> <\/p>\n<p>Another group, the Catholic League, called the video &ldquo;anti-Catholic bigotry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Whitmer did was to deride Holy Communion,&rdquo; Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicleague.org\/gov-whitmer-mocks-the-eucharist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a>. &ldquo;There is no wiggle room for her to deny the obvious. &hellip; What Whitmer did is political suicide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The video is captioned: &ldquo;If he won&rsquo;t, Gretchen Whitmer will. Chips aren&rsquo;t just delicious, the CHIPS Act is a game-changer for U.S. tech and manufacturing, boosting domestic production of semiconductors to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers,&rdquo; Plank wrote. &ldquo;Donald Trump would put that at risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer was on an episode of <em>Chip Chat<\/em> called &ldquo;Gretchen Whitmer Wants To Meet Her Kidnappers&rdquo; with Plank on her YouTube channel. Plank used to be an MSNBC columnist.<\/p>\n<p>The episode begins with Plank jokingly asking Whitmer if she wants a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-revises-ralph-northams-history-the-rebirth-of-a-wounded-healer\/\" title=\"Washington Post Revises Ralph Northam&#039;s History: The &#039;Rebirth&#039; of a &#039;Wounded Healer&#039;\">post-birth abortion<\/a>&rdquo; after her daughters leave their cups lying around, eliciting a laugh from Whitmer, who said, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no such thing.&rdquo; She rejected a common talking point from Trump, who has said Democrats support abortion after birth.<\/p>\n<p>CatholicVote also criticized Whitmer for her abortion statement, saying, &ldquo;Gretchen Whitmer laughs about giving her daughters a &lsquo;post-birth abortion,&rsquo; then claims it doesn&rsquo;t exist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Plank also asked about the kidnapping plot and how Democrats plan to reach men this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were 14 people out of 330 million in this country,&rdquo; Whitmer said. &ldquo;There were 14 who decided they wanted to kidnap and kill the governor who told them to wear a mask. I want to understand what was really going on there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The governor also remarked that the Democratic Party &ldquo;has work to do&rdquo; to make sure it is connecting &ldquo;with people where they are&rdquo; in the &ldquo;manosphere or wherever it is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Whitmer&rsquo;s office for comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1833679\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1833679\"}});<\/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 faces backlash for &#8216;anti-Catholic bigotry&#8217; in video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2353763,"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\/10\/Whitmer.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[25316,8939,42817,32076,12025],"class_list":["post-2353762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-catholic","tag-bigotry","tag-chip-video","tag-washington-examiner","tag-whitmer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Whitmer.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353762","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=2353762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}