Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) issued a statement on Saturday apologizing for a video that appeared to mock the Catholic faith.
In the statement , she said she “would never do something to denigrate someone’s faith,” adding that the video, which touches on the CHIPS Act, “has been construed as something it was never intended to be.”
“Over 25 years in public service, I would never do something to denigrate someone’s faith. I’ve used my platform to stand up for people’s right to hold and practice their personal religious beliefs. My team has spoken to the Michigan Catholic Conference. What was supposed to be a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act to Michigan jobs, has been construed as something it was never intended to be, and I apologize for that,” Whitmer said.
In the video posted by social media influencer and former MSNBC columnist Liz Plank on Friday, Whitmer, donning a camouflage Harris-Walz campaign hat, is seen feeding a Dorito to a kneeling Plank.
The video is captioned: “If he won’t, Gretchen Whitmer will. Chips aren’t just delicious, the CHIPS Act is a game-changer for U.S. tech and manufacturing, boosting domestic production of semiconductors to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. Donald Trump would put that at risk.”