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Gretchen Whitmer ribbed online for seeming to hide face in Oval Office

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, was ribbed online for seeming to hide her face during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Whitmer was seen temporarily shielding her face from cameras in the Oval Office by holding up a folder, according to a photo by the New York Times.
She later lowered the folder, as the president spoke to the press and encouraged Whitmer to comment as well. The Democratic governor, who clashed with Trump during his first term regarding her COVID-19 lockdown policies, met with the president to discuss recovery from an ice storm that impacted thousands of Michiganders, funding for the Selfridge Air National Guard base near Detroit, protections for the Great Lakes and the automobile industry.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gestures to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
Whitmer, joined by Michigan State House Speaker Matt Hall and several Cabinet secretaries, stood steps away from the Resolute Desk while Trump signed executive orders Wednesday.
«We’re honored to have Gretchen Whitmer from Michigan, great state of Michigan. And, she’s been she’s really done an excellent job. And a very good person,» Trump said.
Whitmer told reporters afterward that she thought she was coming into the Oval Office for a one-on-one meeting with the president and was taken by surprise by the press conference.
Her face-shielding was derided online.
«Whitmer covering her face is the perfect metaphor for the Democratic Party,» one user wrote.
Another X user said, «Gretchen Whitmer hiding behind her files in the White House is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. This is what my 2 year old does.»

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speak with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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«Was this the nail in the coffin of Gretchen Whitmer’s political aspirations?» a third user wrote.
Some users joked that Whitmer was «embarrassed» to be photographed with Trump but had no shame in placing a Dorito in the mouth of a podcaster in a 2024 social media post that critics said mocked a Christian sacrament.
Whitmer was in Washington to deliver a «Build, America, Build» address in which she called for bipartisan cooperation to strengthen American manufacturing. She was at the White House for her second meeting with Trump in less than a month, this time to talk about tariffs that were expected to disproportionately affect Michigan, whose economy is closely tied to an auto industry reliant on trade with Canada, Mexico and other countries.
In her speech Wednesday, which came before Trump announced he was pausing tariffs in most nations except for China, Whitmer highlighted areas of agreement with Trump on tariffs but criticized how they had been implemented.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer looks on as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«I understand the motivation behind the tariffs, and I can tell you, here’s where President Trump and I do agree. We do need to make more stuff in America,» said Whitmer, before adding, «I’m not against tariffs outright, but it is a blunt tool. You can’t just pull out the tariff hammer to swing at every problem without a clear defined end-goal.»
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Whitmer’s approach stands in stark contrast to that of other high-profile Democratic governors, many of whom are also seen as potential contenders for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination. But Whitmer faces a more challenging political landscape than leaders such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker or California Gov. Gavin Newsom as she represents a state with a divided state legislature and that went for Trump in two of the last three elections.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Henrique Capriles fue expulsado del partido Primero Justicia por respaldar las elecciones legislativas convocadas por Maduro

El partido opositor venezolano Primero Justicia (PJ) anunció este lunes la expulsión del dirigente político Henrique Capriles Radonski y de otros cinco miembros, a quienes acusó de actuar en contra de la línea unitaria acordada por la oposición y de favorecer al régimen de Nicolás Maduro al inscribirse en los comicios legislativos y regionales convocados por la dictadura para el 25 de mayo.
La decisión fue comunicada por la dirección nacional del partido mediante un comunicado difundido en su perfil oficial en la red social X.
Según PJ, los expulsados “traicionaron la unidad y el mandato popular” al participar en un evento que se desarrolla, según el texto, “al margen de la unidad democrática” y “en abierta contradicción con lo aprobado por el Comité Político Nacional”.
Además de Capriles, la medida afecta al ex secretario general del partido Tomás Guanipa, a la fundadora Amelia Belisario, al coordinador político nacional Ángel Medina, al ex gobernador del estado Zulia Pablo Pérez, y al ex diputado Juan Requesens, conocido por su rol en las protestas de 2014.
PJ señaló que la participación de estas figuras en los comicios de mayo no representa una iniciativa aislada, sino una conducta progresiva que se distanció del “mandato expresado por millones de venezolanos” en las elecciones del 28 de julio de 2024, y de la estrategia respaldada por la Plataforma Unitaria Democrática, del presidente electo, Edmundo González Urrutia, y del liderazgo de María Corina Machado.
La dirección del partido calificó de “especialmente indignante” que Capriles y Guanipa hayan sido “habilitados selectivamente”, a pesar de que hasta hace poco estaban inhabilitados políticamente.
Denunció que ambos negociaron con el régimen y se beneficiaron de una tarjeta electoral otorgada mientras que los partidos opositores “legítimos” permanecen “judicializados y secuestrados por el poder”.
En el comunicado, PJ recordó que en Venezuela siguen existiendo presos políticos, dirigentes en la clandestinidad y otros en el exilio. En ese contexto, sostuvo que quienes aceptan participar en procesos convocados por el chavismo contribuyen a la normalización de un sistema político “sin garantías ni condiciones democráticas”.

Por su parte, Henrique Capriles rechazó públicamente su expulsión. En una declaración difundida también por redes sociales, aseguró que desconoce la autoridad de la actual dirección del partido, la cual considera “secuestrada” por su fundador, Julio Borges.
“No existe autoridad para ejercer expulsiones por la participación electoral, ni tampoco reglamentos que se respeten”, afirmó Capriles, quien acusó a Borges de imponer una agenda marcada por la “inacción”.
Capriles, que fue candidato presidencial en 2012 y 2013, defendió su decisión de concurrir a las elecciones de mayo al considerar que “el voto es una herramienta de lucha”.
En sus palabras, abstenerse “solo beneficia la tragedia que representa para los venezolanos Nicolás Maduro”. También señaló que las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio de 2024 constituyen “el hecho político más importante de los últimos años”, y que su deber es insistir en participar cada vez que exista la posibilidad de ejercer el sufragio.
En ese sentido, subrayó: “Creemos firmemente en que nuestro deber es acompañar a los venezolanos en la búsqueda de un cambio y que eso pasa por persistir en nuestro derecho que es el voto”. Según Capriles, la participación no representa una renuncia a la lucha sino una vía para “lograr un mejor país”.

En reacción a la postura de Capriles, el dirigente opositor Juan Guaidó lo acusó de haber abandonado su rol como referente democrático.
“Quien fue dos veces candidato presidencial de la oposición pone fin, de forma definitiva, a su trayectoria como referente democrático”, afirmó.
Guaidó criticó que Capriles se inscribiera “en una lista inconstitucional”, dividiera el partido que fundó y se presentara a “un proceso fraudulento”.
A juicio de Guaidó, el chavismo ha logrado reducir a Capriles “a una pieza funcional dentro de un sistema que pretende perpetuarse”, lo cual calificó como un “hecho lamentable que merece reflexión”.
También advirtió que enfrentar a una dictadura exige firmeza, y que los intentos por validar procesos organizados por el régimen solo debilitan la causa democrática.
(Con información de Europa Press)
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Trump admin slashes over $2.2B in funding to Harvard after school defies demands

The Trump administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced it is freezing over $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts to Harvard University in Massachusetts, after the school’s president released a statement saying the school would not comply with the administration’s demands regarding antisemitism.
«Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges – that federal investment does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws,» the task force said. «The disruption of learning that has plagued campuses in recent years is unacceptable. The harassment of Jewish students is intolerable.
«It is time for elite universities to take the problem seriously and commit to meaningful change if they wish to continue receiving taxpayer support,» the statement continued. «The Joint Task Force to combat anti-Semitism is announcing a freeze on $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60M in multi-year contract value to Harvard University.»
The decision comes after Harvard University President Alan M. Garber said the school would not comply with the Trump administration’s demands, despite the possibility of the Ivy League school losing federal funding.
HARVARD WON’T COMPLY WITH TRUMP ADMIN’S DEMANDS AMID THREATS OF CUTTING FEDERAL FUNDING
The Trump admin froze over $2.2B in grants to Harvard. (AP)
In his letter, Garber said the federal government has threatened its partnerships with several universities, including Harvard, over accusations of antisemitism on their campuses.
He also noted that the Trump administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, saying if the school plans to maintain a financial relationship with the federal government, it must comply.
«It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner,» Garber wrote. «We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement.»
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Harvard said it would not comply with the Trump administration’s demands. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who graduated from Harvard in 2006, ripped the Ivy League school’s response, saying in part, «…Harvard University has rightfully earned its place as the epitome of the moral and academic rot in higher education.»
«Fueled by the radical groupthink Far Left faculty, inept University leadership, donations by foreign adversaries, and pro Hamas terrorists, Harvard has fully embraced and tolerated the raging antisemitism threatening the lives and physical safety of Jewish students on campus,» Stefanik said. «It is time to totally cut off U.S. taxpayer funding to this institution that has failed to live up to its founding motto Veritas. Defund Harvard.»
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey praised Harvard’s decision to not fold to the Trump administration.
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Gov. Maura Healey, D-Mass., praised Harvard. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Specifically, she thanked Harvard and Garber for their leadership in standing up for education and freedom by standing against, what she called, the administration’s «brazen attempt to bully schools.»
«We all agree that antisemitism has no place in America and that it should be fought in the workplace, classrooms and everywhere,» Healey said. «Complying with the Trump Administration’s dangerous demands would have made us all less safe.»
President Donald Trump has suspended federal funding to every Ivy League, besides Penn and Dartmouth, over investigations into anti-Israel protests that have taken place on their campuses since October 2023. Funding for dozens of other universities has also been impacted by investigations for the same reason.
Earlier this month, a federal antisemitism task force announced a review of Harvard’s federal grants and contracts, worth nearly $9 billion, as the university faces an investigation into campus antisemitism.
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The Trump administration has promised to be more aggressive in ending campus antisemitism after saying President Joe Biden did not hold universities accountable for their violent protests.
The administration has also made moves to detain and deport foreign students who participated in or orchestrated anti-Israel protests at American universities.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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