Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer slammed former President Donald Trump after he visited her state on Tuesday to address the murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia, who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant.
Whitmer appeared on CNN with host Kaitlan Collins Tuesday night to discuss a range of issues, including Trump’s comments on illegal immigration. The former president spoke at a campaign event with law enforcement in Grand Rapids on Tuesday afternoon, where he warned that the ongoing border crisis under President Joe Biden has turned “every state” into “a border state.”
“The former president was in Grand Rapids today, and he was capitalizing on a horrible tragedy that happened here,” Whitmer said. “There is a family that is grieving the loss of Ruby Garcia, and she was a real person with a real story. And it’s a horrible story that happened.”
“All of that being said, [Trump] came in to perpetrate the continued storyline that he had done everything to keep us safe, which is boloney,” …