Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waits to speak at a canvass kickoff on Michigan Primary Election Day on Aug. 2, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Whitmer had seemingly remained silent about the chants, even as the Biden administration condemned "these abhorrent and antisemitic remarks in the strongest terms" in a comment to Fox News Digital last week.
The Biden campaign also responded "No" when asked whether it still sought the votes of those who chanted at the rally on April 5. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud also publicly denounced the chants, calling them "unacceptable and contrary to the heart" of Dearborn.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit on May 4, 2023 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Whitmer joined NBC’s "Meet the Press" on Sunday and was asked whether Biden’s handling of the war in Israel could cost him Michigan’s vote in November's presidential election.
"The state of Michigan is always going to be a close race, no matter what, under what scenario," Whitmer said. "I will share, though, as I've had conversations with people both in my Jewish community and in the Arab American and Muslim and Palestinian community, that a lot of people are hurting right now. A lot of people are one degree of separation from someone who's lost their lives, whether it was on October 7, or is in the war in Gaza."
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She added, "And so I'm trying to keep an open dialogue to stay focused on how we support these beautiful diverse communities here in Michigan."
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