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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won't run for president in 2028

The Michigan governor is term-limited and will be leaving office at the end of this year. For months, she has offered only cautious answers about her political future. But on Thursday she gave her clearest response yet.

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According to PBS News’s source item, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won’t run for president in 2028, The Michigan governor is term-limited and will be leaving office at the end of this year. For months, she has offered only cautious answers about her political future. But on Thursday she gave her clearest response yet.

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