On MS NOW's State of Play, interviewer Peter says President Trump referred to El-Sayed as a jihadist and has repeatedly called him Muhammad, then asks Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the target of a violent political plot, if that language is dangerous. "I do think it's dangerous," she says, but also calls it a tactic to distract from gas at about five bucks a gallon in Michigan and a trade war with Canada she says is hurting Michigan more than any other state. She blames the higher cost of living on this administration's decisions.
The receipt
- Who
- Gretchen Whitmer
- Where
- interview - MS NOW, State of Play with Peter Alexander
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- Length
- 53 seconds, unedited within the cut
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Let me ask you if I can president Trump on his way here To Michigan referred to Abdul al -sayed as a jihadist. He's called him maha. He's called him Muhammad repeatedly You were the target of a violent political plot Is that type of language dang dangerous and what are the repercussions and the consequences potentially? I do think it's dangerous, but it's also a tactic to distract you from the fact that gas is about five bucks a gallon here in Michigan that the trade war with Canada is hurting Michigan families and Michigan companies more than any other state. Deep manufacturing, real agriculture, I think that's part of the why why we see any actin starting to surge in Ohio then a couple other things by the way but the point is that they're talking about anything other than the cost of living which has gone up because of decisions that this administration has made.
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