Governor Gretchen Whitmer made headlines yesterday when she refused to explain why the state’s Health and Human Services Director resigned abruptly Friday just hours after signing new COVID shutdown orders.
January 26, 2021
Headlines: Gov. Whitmer Dodges Questions on Health Director’s Departure
Governor Gretchen Whitmer made headlines yesterday when she refused to explain why the state’s Health and Human Services Director resigned abruptly Friday just hours after signing new COVID shutdown orders. Here’s a look at what they are saying around the state.
The Detroit News: Gov. Whitmer dodges questions on health director’s departure
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declined to say Monday whether she asked for the resignation of Robert Gordon, the former director of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.
Crain’s Detroit Business: Whitmer sidesteps questions about health chief’s abrupt departure
At one point, Whitmer falsely said she had answered a reporter’s question about whether Robert Gordon was forced to resign when, in fact, she had not.
Mid Michigan Now NBC 25: Michigan Gov. Whitmer pressed about MDHHS Director Robert Gordon’s resignation
Whitmer was asked several times if she asked for Gordon’s resignation and she did not say yes or no.
FOX 2 Detroit: Michigan Gov. Whitmer sidesteps questions on MDHHS director’s resignation
The abrupt resignation of Michigan’s director of the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday was the hot topic at Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 press conference Monday afternoon but the governor sidestepped every question aside from commending Gordon for his efforts.
Detroit Free Press: Whitmer won’t say why former health director Robert Gordon left MDHHS
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly declined to answer questions Monday about whether she asked the previous head of the state health department to resign.
MLive: Whitmer won’t say whether she asked former MDHHS Director Robert Gordon to resign
She didn’t answer one question that came up multiple times: Did she ask former MDHHS Director Robert Gordon to resign?