NBC News reports:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s threats to withhold federal funding from her state as “ridiculous,” a “distraction” and “scary.”
In an interview with “CBS This Morning,” Whitmer was asked about the president’s vow to withhold funding in response to Michigan’s pursuit of mass mail-in voting. She did not spare words. “You can only imagine how I feel about that,” Whitmer, a Democrat, said.
“To have this kind of distraction is just ridiculous to be honest,” the governor said. “The threatening to take money away from a state that is hurting as bad as we are right now is just scary, and, I think, something that is unacceptable.”
“To have this kind of distraction is just ridiculous to be honest… threatening to take money away from a state that is hurting as bad as we are right now is just scary, and I think something that is unacceptable.” @GovWhitmer on POTUS’ threat to withhold funds to Michigan pic.twitter.com/hKxbPklwNF
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 21, 2020