{"id":475701,"date":"2021-05-05T19:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=475701"},"modified":"2021-05-05T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:50:47","slug":"gov-gretchen-whitmer-honored-with-profile-in-covid-courage-award-from-jfk-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-gretchen-whitmer-honored-with-profile-in-covid-courage-award-from-jfk-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Honored With \u2018Profile In COVID Courage\u2019 Award From JFK Library"},"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%2Fgov-gretchen-whitmer-honored-with-profile-in-covid-courage-award-from-jfk-library%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=475701&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\/Gretchen-Whitmer.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was chosen to receive a \u201cProfile in Covid Courage\u201d award from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.<\/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>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 tweeted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.714285714286\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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>Whitmer was one of seven honorees, though she was the only politician honored.\u00a0Jack Schlossberg, who will join his mother Caroline Kennedy on May 26 to present the awards, said, \u201cThese heroes went above and beyond for their community and our country, and remind us that we all can make a difference if we answer the call to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ted Goodman, who is the the communications director for the Michigan Republican Party, blasted Whitmer in a statement: \u201cMichigan has the highest COVID-19 numbers in the country because of Whitmer\u2019s failed pandemic response. Thousands of small businesses shut down, hundreds of thousands of children lost out on a proper education, and millions of Michiganders had their livelihoods upended \u2014 not because of COVID \u2014 but because of Whitmer\u2019s response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer has faced backlash for what some have claimed is hypocrisy regarding her COVID-19 response. Most recently, she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/michigan-democrat-governor-gretchen-whitmer-caught-allegedly-making-false-statements-about-travels-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">caught<\/a> allegedly making false statements by claiming she had followed her own guidance by staying in Michigan despite traveling to Florida, supposedly to visit her father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue is not that Gov. Whitmer visited her father, it\u2019s that she lied about it and continues to hide key facts,\u201d Goodman said at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s also hypocritical as Michiganders were denied the same opportunity through her rules that locked people from visiting their loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another recent recipient of a courage award from the JFK Library was Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) after he voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sen-mitt-romney-wins-jfk-profile-in-courage-award-for-voting-to-impeach-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24\">\n<p><em>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) was chosen to receive the 2021 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library\u2019s Profile in Courage Award for having been the only Republican to vote in favor of convicting former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe 2021 Profile in Courage Award goes to Senator Mitt Romney for his vote to convict President Donald J. Trump in 2020, and his consistent and courageous defense of democracy,\u201d the JFK Library said. \u201cAs the first Senator to have ever voted to convict a President of his own party, Senator Romney\u2019s courageous stand was historic. Despite facing unrelenting criticism and public antagonism following this vote, along with threats to his physical safety and demands that he be censured or expelled from the Republican party, Romney has continued to courageously defend the fundamental principles of democratic governance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSenator Romney\u2019s commitment to our Constitution makes him a worthy successor to the Senators who inspired my father to write Profiles in Courage,\u201d said former Ambassador Caroline Kennedy. \u201cHe reminds us that our Democracy depends on the courage, conscience and character of our elected officials.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/2020-democrat-hypocrisy-hall-of-shame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 Democrat Hypocrisy Hall Of Shame<\/a><\/strong><\/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 <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was chosen to receive a \u201cProfile in Covid Courage\u201d award from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.\u201cIn the face of backlash and threats, @GovWhitmer invoked &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277422,"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\/05\/Gretchen-Whitmer.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Gov. 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