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Gov. Whitmer not planning to run for president in 2028
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer doesn't know what she will do when she leaves office, but she said it won't involve a 2028 presidential run.
(FOX 2) - With only a few months left of her term, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is looking toward the future, a future that she says will not include a presidential run, at least not in 2028.
"I think there will be a robust group of people running for president," she said while attending the Mackinac Policy Conference. "I will not be one of them in 2028."
Whitmer is term-limited, so Michigan will elect a new governor in the fall. She said she plans to take some time before jumping to her next endeavor after leaving office.
"I want to have impact. I want to do good work, but I'm also looking forward to taking a little bit of a break and thinking about it, not jumping right into something," Whitmer said.
She said she knows there is time until 2028 if she wants to take aim at the nation's top office, but does not plan to do so.
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This isn't the first time Whitmer has been floated as a possible candidate for president, but she also chose not to run in 2024. She first said that she was not seeking to be on the ballot years before the election, and reaffirmed that choice when former president Joe Biden dropped out of the election in the summer of 2024.
Whitmer was also considered in 2020 to be Biden’s running mate before he ultimately selected Kamala Harris.
The Source: FOX 2 spoke to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for this story.
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