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Whitmer Tells YouTube Host Pandemic Rules Were Based on 'Very Little — or Very Bad — Information'

Her appearance on Caleb Hammer’s Financial Audit reached a large online audience outside traditional political venues.

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Topics covered by Youtuber Caleb Hammer on his Financial Audit show with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included the general finances of the state of Michigan, local policy and national policy. They also discussed divisiveness and extremism in the country. (AL GOLDIS/AP FILE)
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Overview

  • In a newly released Financial Audit episode, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she does not want to revisit COVID-era policies and characterized her decisions as made with scant or poor data.
  • Whitmer and host Caleb Hammer debated Michigan’s pandemic dining rules, with Hammer calling the indoor-outdoor pod approach “weird” and Whitmer acknowledging the period’s frustrations.
  • The governor highlighted fiscal management, citing debt paydowns, a string of balanced bipartisan budgets, meetings with rating agencies and a bond rating upgrade.
  • On social assistance, Whitmer said the state should incentivize work while ensuring support for residents struggling to meet basic needs, responding to concerns about SNAP abuse.
  • Asked about no-cash bail, Whitmer said systems that hinge on money can penalize people without resources more than those who have them, while noting Michigan’s low recidivism rate.