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‘I am human. I made a mistake, and I apologize.’
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That’s Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issuing an apology on Sunday after she was seen at a bar in East Lansing with at least 12 other people. Whitmer was violating the state’s social-distancing guidelines that prohibit tables of more than six people.
A photo of the gathering, which shows Whitmer seated with at least a dozen other people, was posted on Facebook
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by one of the attendees but was later deleted, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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“Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been committed to following public health protocols,” Whitmer said in a statement Sunday. “Yesterday, I went with friends to a local restaurant. As more people arrived, the tables were pushed together. Because we were all vaccinated, we didn’t stop to think about it. In retrospect, I should have thought about it. I am human. I made a mistake, and I apologize.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, also a Democrat, was seen violating his state’s social-distancing guidelines in 2020 when he dined indoors at a birthday gathering held at a highly regarded restaurant in Napa Valley, Calif.
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