Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attended the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. | LCpl Daniel Benedict/Wikimedia Commons
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attended the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. | LCpl Daniel Benedict/Wikimedia Commons
A conservative watchdog group has pointed out that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violated her own COVID-19 executive order when she attended President Joe Biden’s inauguration, which took place at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
Michigan Rising Action wrote an email memo stating that a Jan. 13 executive order, from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, reduced outdoor gatherings to a maximum of 25 people in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Whitmer tweeted a photograph of herself at the inauguration ceremony, where well over 25 people were in attendance. The executive order does include an exception, however, for voting or attending “official election-related activities."
Last October, Whitmer criticized former President Donald Trump for hosting campaign rallies in Michigan. “This is a recipe for disaster, and we have seen COVID outbreaks as a result of these rallies," Whitmer said, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential. "I’m encouraging Michigan citizens: Don’t attend events like this.”
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