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A video showing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D., feeding a kneeling "feminist" podcast big a Doritos spot portion wearing a Harris/Walz cameo run hat, prompted questions and criticisms connected Thursday.
Author and filmmaker Liz Plank shared the video connected her Instagram relationship "feministabulous" showing Whitmer feeding her a Doritos spot portion she is kneeling.
"If helium won’t, Gretchen Whitmer will," a caption nether the Instagram video station reads. "Chips aren’t conscionable delicious, the CHIPS Act is simply a game-changer for U.S. tech and manufacturing, boosting home accumulation of semiconductors to trim reliance connected overseas suppliers! Donald Trump would enactment that astatine risk."
She besides shared the video connected TikTok with the caption, "new interrogation with large gretch conscionable dropped!"
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is accused of mocking the Catholic religion by pretending to prescribe communion to a "feminist' podcaster with a Doritos chip. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
The video made waves connected societal media with critics blasting Whitmer arsenic mocking Catholics.
"Let’s beryllium wide what’s happening successful this video," erstwhile Trump advisor Tim Murtaugh posted connected X. "Gov. Whitmer of Michigan is pretending to springiness communion to an leftist podcaster connected her knees, utilizing a Dorito arsenic the Eucharist portion wearing a Harris-Walz hat. Do they privation ZERO Catholic votes for Harris?"
However, immoderate tied it to a TikTok inclination of radical feeding 1 another. Earlier this week, a trend called "Feeding Someone" with videos showing friends and partners feeding nutrient to 1 another. Some videos amassed millions of views.
"This is simply a tiktok inclination that has perfectly NOTHING to bash with Catholicism…this is rather a stretch," blimpish societal media influencer Amala Ekpunobi wrote connected X.
When asked for comment, a governmental adjutant for Whitmer told Fox News Digital, "the governor’s societal media is good known for infusing her communications with popular culture."
The adjutant added, "This fashionable inclination has been utilized by countless people, including Billie Eilish, Kylie Jenner, and Stephen Colbert, and the information that radical are paying attraction to a video promoting President Biden’s CHIPS Act proves it’s working. Republicans privation to distract from the information that Democrats person invested billions of dollars into section economies to make a grounds fig of jobs and bring proviso chains backmost from overseas, portion Donald Trump’s policies would termination these jobs and nonstop them backmost to China."
The video posted by Plank was utilized to beforehand Whitmer’s quality connected her podcast called Chip Chat that was published Thursday connected YouTube.
During the podcast, the 2 discussed erstwhile President Trump, abortion, and men who are undecided astir Democratic statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared connected a podcast called Chip Chat that was published Thursday connected YouTube.
"What would you accidental to a antheral who feels similar helium can't ballot for a woman, helium can't ballot for Kamala Harris?" Plank asked.
"We merit and request a commander-in-chief who is tough," Whitmer responded. "We're going to person to woody with the worst of the worst bullies astir the globe. From Vladimir Putin to Chinese enactment to what's happening successful North Korea. We've got to person a pugnacious commander-in-chief, not idiosyncratic who kowtows … oregon who is connected an ego trip."
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during run lawsuit astatine the Philip Chosky Theatre successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Plank applauded the Democratic politician for her "superhuman" enactment successful the state.
The Harris-Walz run did not instantly respond for comment.
Joshua Q. Nelson is simply a newsman for Fox News Digital.
Joshua focuses connected politics, acquisition argumentation ranging from the section to the national level, and the parental uprising successful education.
Joining Fox News Digital successful 2019, helium antecedently graduated from Syracuse University with a grade successful Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.
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