Gretchen Whitmer

I knew this job would be hard. But I'll be honest, I never could have imagined anything like this.

I know I'm not popular with them because I said they didn't have a national strategy six months ago, but to this day, they still don't, and we deserve better.

People understand an administration that doesn't get their arms around COVID-19 costs us all.

We know that, you know, Michiganders are practical people. We work hard, we are good people, we expect our government to be as good and to work as hard.

What we need are people of goodwill on both sides of the aisle who are willing to stand up and take on the hate that has overcome our country.

I mean, obviously, I don't think this should be a part of any bargain in public service that we have to sustain and deal with threats to our physical well-being.

These are high stakes. And I got to tell you, I've had a heck of a 24 hours. And if I can show up here and show up for Dan O'Neil, we all can every single day between now and this election.

Each time he has tweeted about me, each time that he has said 'Liberate Michigan' and said I should negotiate with the very people who were arrested because they're good people, that incites more domestic terror.

Each time he has tweeted about me, each time that he has said 'Liberate Michigan' and said I should negotiate with the very people who are arrested because they're good people, that incites more domestic terror.

Our Head of State has spent the past seven months denying science ignoring his own health experts, stoking distrust, fomenting anger and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.

Just last week, the President of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two Michigan militia groups. Stand back and stand by he told them, stand back and…

I want the people of Michigan to know this. As your governor, I will never stop doing everything in my power to keep you and your family safe. You don't have to agree with me. But I do ask one thing. Never forget that we are all in this…

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

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 preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me.

Just last week, the president of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacist and hate groups like these two Michigan militia groups. Stand back and stand by, he told them. Stand back and…

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.

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.

Our head of state has spent the past seven months denying science, ignoring his own health experts, stoking distrust, fomenting anger, and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division. When our leaders speak, their words…

This should be a moment for national unity, where we all pull together as Americans. Instead, our head of state has spent the past seven months fomenting anger and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.

The answer is unequivocally no, and I think that's why this is a year where we're going to make a big change.

I think that's precisely why you see both of the candidates here in the state this week, and I would anticipate seeing them many more times between now and Election Day.

We've pushed our curve down. We've saved thousands of lives. We've gotten people back to work, and events like this threaten all that sacrifice that we've made in and I would love to see the leader of our country embrace masks and…

We have to fight back to protect the U.S. postal system. And this is about our election, at the end of the day, and we have got to ensure every vote gets counted.

It is despicable. It is -- I can never fathom taking on a company in my state that -- because they asked people not to wear political things into work. I think that that's totally appropriate.

As many said during this convention, Donald Trump is not responsible for the coronavirus, but he's responsible for America's response.