'Huge embarrassment': Democrats slam Gretchen Whitmer for White House appearance with Trump

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been slammed by fellow Democrats following her White House appearance on Wednesday.

Whitmer appeared alongside US President Donald Trump for a signing ceremony, with some claiming she was used as a political “prop”.

An anonymous Democrat who usually supports Whitmer said to NBC News her White House appearance was a “f***ing disaster”.

“It feels like it removes some of the momentum she had as a politically savvy swing-state Dem,” said an anonymous Democrat.

According to Fox News, the governor was reportedly in Washington for a private meeting with President Trump.

The Wednesday meeting, however, left Whitmer standing off to the side as Trump signed executive orders.

Whitmer’s attendance did not go under the radar, with CNN senior reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere calling it a “huge embarrassment”.