Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose second and final term ends later this year, said Thursday in an interview that she will not run for president in 2028. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo
May 28 (UPI) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will not run for president in 2028, planning instead to take a break from politics rather than jumping straight into another campaign when her term ends.
Whitmer, who is in her second and final term as Michigan governor, was widely expected to join the field as her profile nationally has grown since President Donald Trump's first term in office.
"There will be a robust group of people running for president," Whitmer told WJBK-TV.
"I will not be one of them in 2028. I can tell you that," the Democratic governor said.
