What Is Gretchen Whitmer Hiding From?

This is Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the White House photographed by a NYT photographer.

Journalists, and everyone else, are making fun of her.  Her people have an explanation.

Whitmer’s team claimed the governor was caught off guard when she was unexpectedly brought into the Oval Office as Trump signed a series of executive orders and proclamations.

That’s weak.  Get better people.

Whitmer had a spontaneous reaction that was caught on camera.  That’s understandable.  Her team should have been able to respond with something mildly witty or relatable.  Don’t be mean-spirited.

“I wanted to show off the folders that came with my blazer.”

“Can you blame a girl for showing off all of her shiny buttons?”

“It felt like I had broccoli in my teeth.”

“I got the yips.  Isn’t that what President Trump calls it?  The yips?”

Whatever, doesn’t matter.  It’s a silly photo, so respond with something silly.  Read the room.  Explaining that she didn’t expect a photographer in the Oval Office, makes her seem dour and not ready for national politics.