At DNC, Whitmer tells crowd Kamala Harris has 'lived a life like ours,' urges support

(Detroit Free Press) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer painted former President Donald Trump as being out of touch with everyday Americans during her remarks at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening, saying he knows little of the struggles they face in their day-to-day lives.

Whitmer was stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris, who was slated to formally accept the Democratic Party's nomination for president later Thursday evening. She told a packed crowd at the United Center in Chicago she supports Harris because like Whitmer, Harris could relate to caring for a parent struggling with illness while also trying to raise children of her own.



"At 29, I joined the sandwich generation, sandwiched between working and raising my newborn and caring for my mom, who was dying from brain cancer," Whitmer said "It was hard, but not extraordinary. It's life.

"Those nights reminded me who I was fighting for, people just trying to make it. Kamala Harris knows who she's fighting for too. She took care of her mom, who also battled cancer. As President, she'll fight to lower the cost of health care and elder care for every family. She's lived a life like ours. She knows us." ............(more)

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