{"id":434030,"date":"2021-04-20T09:51:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=434030"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:51:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:51:45","slug":"democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-allegedly-traveled-to-florida-before-expressing-concern-about-traveling-to-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-allegedly-traveled-to-florida-before-expressing-concern-about-traveling-to-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Allegedly Traveled To Florida Before Expressing \u2018Concern\u2019 About Traveling To FL"},"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%2Fdemocrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-allegedly-traveled-to-florida-before-expressing-concern-about-traveling-to-fl%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=434030&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2719.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer allegedly traveled to Florida last month for a \u201cpersonal trip\u201d only to later express \u201cconcern\u201d about people traveling there for spring break.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s spokesperson confirmed today that the Governor took a \u2018personal trip\u2019 out of state about one month ago to visit her father,\u201d Michigan Information &#038; Research Service (MIRS) reported. \u201cWhile Communications Director Tiffany Brown wouldn\u2019t say where the Democratic governor traveled, a source tells MIRS that Whitmer\u2019s father, Richard Whitmer, has a home in Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer dad was fully vaccinated, and the governor is tested regularly and has never tested positive for COVID,\u201d Brown told MIRS, claiming that no taxpayer resources were used.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.293680297398\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Breaking: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretchenwhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gretchenwhitmer<\/a> traveled to Florida during the spring outbreak in Michigan, despite telling Michiganders to stay put. \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown for thee, open Florida waters for Whitmer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsuik7WzmN\">pic.twitter.com\/nsuik7WzmN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Gustafson (@chris_gustafson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_gustafson\/status\/1384274614059028486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGretchen Whitmer\u2019s blatant display of hypocrisy is an insult to every single Michigander impacted by her lockdown orders and travel warnings,\u201d Ted Goodman, Communications Director of the Michigan Republican Party, told The Daily Wire. \u201cNot only did Whitmer and her top staffers vacation to Florida, but they tried to keep it a secret because for Whitmer, it\u2019s\u2014rules for thee, but not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office later released a more detailed statement saying that they would not comment on her personal schedule:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p><em>The governor did not go on spring break, and she has not left the state in over a month. In the past six months she has left the state three times, once for the inauguration, once to assist her elderly father who is battling a chronic illness, and once to visit with Michigan\u2019s National Guard troops. All trips were very brief, two full days or less, closely followed public health guidelines, and were made when Michigan\u2019s daily positivity rate was in the low single digits. Due to ongoing security concerns, we will not comment further on the governor\u2019s personal schedule.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after this story was published, Whitmer\u2019s office appeared to change their tune about her whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Free Press reporter Paul Egan wrote: \u201cGov\u2019s office, which sent the statement extensively quoted in this article after being specifically asked, in writing, about a trip by the Gov to Florida, now says it will not confirm that Florida is where she visited her father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere still needs to be more transparency about where\/when the governor travels during a surging pandemic,\u201d reporter Andrew Roth added. \u201cDeclining to confirm\/trying to walk back basic details of the trip just makes already bad optics worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.6925795053004\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There still needs to be more transparency about where\/when the governor travels during a surging pandemic. Declining to confirm\/trying to walk back basic details of the trip just makes already bad optics worse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuciOIfJXR\">https:\/\/t.co\/KuciOIfJXR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Roth (@RothTheReporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RothTheReporter\/status\/1384307601890889731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGretchen Whitmer\u2019s hypocrisy flies in the face of every Michigander who has persevered through Whitmer\u2019s disgraceful response to COVID-19,\u201d Chris Gustafson, a spokesperson at the Republican Governors Association, said. \u201cWhile telling Michiganders not to travel, Whitmer flew down to Florida and proved once again that the rules to her or her family don\u2019t apply. It\u2019s time for Gretchen Whitmer to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo she can ask Michiganders to make sacrifices she doesn\u2019t intend to make herself?\u201d RGA Communications Director Jesse Hunt said in a statement to The Daily Wire. \u201cShe flouted her own guidance because the rules never apply to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In early April, Whitmer expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pandemics-pontiac-michigan-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-ca29e85b0f00ecae8039bb4df39f4fef\">concern<\/a> about people traveling to Florida for spring break because of a variant of the coronavirus that has been spreading there. Whitmer\u2019s comments were made before two of her staffers were then caught going on personal trips outside the state, including one that went to Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/whitmer-michigan-coronavirus-b117-travelers-spring-break-tricia-foster\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><em>Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel was in Gulf Shores, Alabama, according to the\u00a0Michigan Information &#038; Research Service. Gulf Shores is a popular resort destination along the Gulf of Mexico. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tricia Foster, the governor\u2019s chief operating officer,\u00a0made headlines earlier in April for vacationing in Florida even though Whitmer said she was \u201cconcerned\u201d about travel between states. Foster posted photos to Facebook of herself vacationing in Siesta Key. After Breitbart first reported on the trip, Foster deleted the post.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Sunday, Whitmer suggested that Florida was part of the reason that coronavirus cases have exploded in her state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/whitmer-seems-to-suggest-fl-adding-to-her-states-pandemic-surge-one-of-her-top-aides-just-visited-there\">saying<\/a>, \u201c\u2026 [T]his is the time in the year that snowbirds come home from Florida, where people are going on spring break, and all of these things can contribute to spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is currently \u201cin the midst of an alarming surge that is far worse than what any other state is experiencing,\u201d The New York Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/us\/coronavirus-us-cases.html?action=click&#038;module=Top%20Stories&#038;pgtype=Homepage\">reported<\/a>\u00a0last week. \u201cThe state accounts for more than 10 percent of the country\u2019s daily cases, and is home to 16 of the 17 metro areas with the nation\u2019s worst recent case rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This report has been revised for clarity.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer allegedly traveled to Florida last month for a \u201cpersonal trip\u201d only to later express \u201cconcern\u201d about people traveling there for spring break.\u201cGov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s spokesperson &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276220,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2719.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrat Gov. 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