Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a high-profile figure in the Democratic Party who has faced scrutiny over several recent public appearances with Donald Trump, defended her meetings with the president and said she was putting her constituents above her political interests.
In an interview with the podcast “Pod Save America” released Thursday, Whitmer pointed to her success in securing federal funding for a new jet mission for an Air National Guard base in Michigan, which she said her meetings with Trump focused on.
“So this is a BFD and I’m glad that we got over the finish line,” she said, using the abbreviation for “big f—ing deal.”
“It doesn’t mean I’ve abandoned any of my values. It doesn’t mean that I’m not going to stand my ground and fight where we have to,” Whitmer said. “But this is one of those moments where as a public servant, you’re reminded your job is to put service above self, and that’s what it was all about.”








