{"id":471926,"date":"2021-05-04T18:50:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=471926"},"modified":"2021-05-04T18:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:50:43","slug":"jfk-library-is-honoring-gov-gretchen-whitmers-covid-response-despite-her-failed-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jfk-library-is-honoring-gov-gretchen-whitmers-covid-response-despite-her-failed-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"JFK Library Is Honoring Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s COVID Response Despite Her Failed Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fjfk-library-is-honoring-gov-gretchen-whitmers-covid-response-despite-her-failed-leadership%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=471926&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\/05\/GettyImages-1229280883.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is honoring seven people for their \u201cCOVID Courage.\u201d One of the recipients, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D), is being praised for her pandemic response, even after another wave of the virus ravaged the state just weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cIn the face of backlash and threats, <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@GovWhitmer<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> invoked emergency powers to contain the spread of the virus, issuing early, controversial orders to close schools and businesses, mandate mask wearing, and ban large gatherings, among other measures to keep people safe,\u201d the library said in a tweet on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" readability=\"13.714285714286\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the face of backlash and threats, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovWhitmer<\/a> invoked emergency powers to contain the spread of the virus, issuing early, controversial orders to close schools and businesses, mandate mask wearing, and ban large gatherings, among other measures to keep people safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTfcx7i5hQ\">pic.twitter.com\/lTfcx7i5hQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFKLibrary\/status\/1389584468202205187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The library praised Whitmer for sticking to her pandemic response, even after 13 men were charged last year in a plot to kidnap her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite violent threats against her life, Whitmer did not back down,\u201d the library said on their website. \u201cShe stayed focused on following the science and listening to public health experts to get the pandemic under control and start rebuilding Michigan\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gov-whitmer-jfk-profile-in-courage-award-mixed-response-to-covid-19-leadership\">Fox News<\/a>, Michigan struggled with another COVID surge a few weeks ago, \u201cincluding its second-highest single-day case total and its\u00a0highest rate of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic. On April 16, the statewide positivity rate was higher than 14%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer came under fire early on in the pandemic when she forced Michiganders under strict lockdown orders.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-whitmer-considers-extending-michigan-lockdown-to-punish-protesters\">The Daily Wire<\/a> previously reported, residents were prohibited from purchasing gardening seeds and other home improvement items, although marijuana and lottery purchases were deemed \u201cessential.\u201d Michiganders were also told not to travel to other residences \u201cand they cannot fish or travel on in-state lakes if they have a motorized boat (canoes, kayaks, and other non-motorized vehicles are acceptable).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer\u2019s residents also took issue with her blatant hypocrisy. Shortly before Memorial Day 2020, Whitmer eased state restrictions, which allowed residents to visit parks and lakes again. She did, however, encourage people not to travel from the Detroit area to the Upper Peninsula<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA small spike could put the hospital system in dire straits pretty quickly. That\u2019s precisely why we\u2019re asking everyone to continue doing their part. Don\u2019t descend on [waterfront] Traverse City from all regions of the state,\u201d the governor said at the time, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-michigan-governor-blasted-over-husbands-alleged-boat-request\">Daily Wire<\/a> report.<\/p>\n<p>It was later revealed that her husband called the marina where their boat was stored and asked for it to be put in the water before Memorial Day. The distance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/whitmers-husband-asked-for-special-treatment-in-getting-boat-on-water-after-she-urged-people-to-not-go-to-area-report-says\">between<\/a> the governor\u2019s mansion in Lansing to where Whitmer\u2019s boat is stored is roughly 200 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say Whitmer\u2019s COVID response was anything but \u201ccourageous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Beth Baumann is a Political Reporter and Editor at The Daily Wire. Follow her on Twitter\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eb454\"><i>@eb454<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>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\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The John F. 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