Gretchen Whitmer actually said...

"This is not a story of what these people call themselves. This is a story about what federal and state prosecutors call them, and they call them terrorists."

"Earlier today, Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined by officials from the Department of Justice and the FBI to announce state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were p..."

"When our leaders meet with, encourage, or fraternize with domestic terrorists, they legitimize their actions, and they are complicit."

"Hate groups heard the President's words, not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, as a call to action. When our leaders speak, their words matter. They carry weight."