Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won’t run for president in 2028

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that she does not plan to run for president in 2028, rebuffing assumptions that she would join a crowded Democratic primary field.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday said that she does not plan to run for president in 2028, rebuffing assumptions that she would join what’s expected to be a crowded Democratic primary race.

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“There will be a robust group of people running for president,” Whitmer told Fox 2 Detroit in an interview Thursday, adding, “I will not be one of them in 2028, I can tell you that.”

The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for further comment from NBC News.