Blue State Governor Makes Another Appearance With Trump Before His 100-day Speech: 'happy We're Here'

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., greeted President Donald Trump connected nan tarmac successful Michigan earlier his reside to National Guard members connected Tuesday, wherever she besides said astatine nan arena without hiding her face.

"Well, I hadn’t planned to speak, but connected behalf of each nan subject men and women who service our state and service truthful honorably connected behalf of nan State of Michigan, I americium really damn happy we’re here," Whitmer said.

Fox News co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro said connected "The Five" Tuesday that Whitmer had a chance to group nan reside for nan Democratic Party.

"I deliberation that…of course, she's location because of nan troops, but location are immoderate Democrats who wouldn't beryllium successful nan aforesaid room pinch Donald Trump," Pirro said. "I deliberation that she did nan correct thing, and I deliberation that wanting to activity pinch nan president to bring backmost manufacturing to Michigan is simply a smart move."

WHITMER DITCHES DEM PLAYBOOK ON TRUMP'S TARIFFS AMID 2028 SPECULATION

President Donald Trump listens arsenic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to members of nan Michigan National Guard astatine Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, successful Harrison Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

During nan arena connected Tuesday, Trump unveiled plans to switch retired nan retiring A-10 Warthog craft based retired of Selfridge Air National Guard Base successful Michigan pinch 21 brand-new F-15EX Eagle II combatant jets.

Trump shared nan specifications during a reside to National Guard members astatine nan Michigan guidelines earlier an arena commemorating his 100th time successful office.

"So I want to convey Governor Gretchen Whitmer for bringing it besides to our attraction very strongly. And, you know, I'm not expected to do that. She's a Democrat. They say, 'Don't do that. Don't person her here.' I said, 'No, she's going to beryllium here,'" Trump said. "She's done a very bully job, frankly. And she's she was very overmuch progressive with, pinch nan Republicans. They worked together connected redeeming it. And it was not easy. So I want to convey you very much, Gretchen. Good job."

DEM GOVERNORS REVOLT AGAINST TRUMP'S 'LIBERATION DAY' TARIFFS

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer looks connected arsenic President Donald Trump signs executive orders successful nan Oval Office of nan White House connected April 9, successful Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Whitmer’s beingness Tuesday came a fewer weeks aft seemingly hiding her look during a gathering pinch Trump successful nan Oval Office.

Whitmer was criticized for shielding her look pinch a files as a photo of nan infinitesimal became a meme connected societal media.

She poked nosy astatine nan now-viral infinitesimal by erstwhile again holding folders up successful beforehand of her look erstwhile asked astir her travel to Washington, D.C., during an arena astatine nan Detroit Economic Club aft nan gathering pinch nan president. 

"… I don’t want my image taken, that’s each it was. I benignant of wished I hadn’t put my files up successful beforehand of my face, but whatever. You cognize I was location … I conscionable wrote a book astir learning to laughter astatine yourself, truthful I’m beautiful bully astatine it. We each person our moments," Whitmer said. 

GRETCHEN WHITMER RIBBED ONLINE FOR SEEMING TO HIDE FACE IN OVAL OFFICE

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waits pinch Michigan National Guard adjutant wide Major Gen. Paul Rogers astatine Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, successful Harrison Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The governor's travel to Washington brought her 2028 statesmanlike ambitions into nan nationalist speech arsenic she struck a negotiated reside pinch Trump. She cautiously criticized Trump's tariffs while saying she understood nan "motivation down nan tariffs" and moreover agreeing pinch Trump that we "need to make much worldly successful America."

Whitmer's Oval Office infinitesimal marked her 2nd gathering pinch Trump successful little than a month, and Tuesday’s gathering now marks nan third. As Trump signed executive orders from nan Oval Office connected April 9 and answered questions from nan press, he said Whitmer had "done an fantabulous job" arsenic politician and called her a "very bully person," a break from his emblematic lines of onslaught connected her character. 

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When Trump signed nan executive orders calling for nan investigation of 2 first-term management aides who were captious of his actions, Whitmer’s agency said she was brought into nan room "without immoderate notice" and that her quality was "not an endorsement of nan actions taken aliases statements made."

But Trump called nan issues "bipartisan" and jokingly added, "We'll each guidelines location together and trim a ribbon. OK, Gretchen?"

Fox News Digital’s Diana Stancy and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.