By Ronn Blitzer
Fox News
October 26, 2020
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blamed the Trump administration for rhetoric that she claimed led to a kidnapping plot against her, after the Trump campaign accused her of encouraging attempts on the president’s life.
More than a dozen people were arrested earlier this month as state and federal authorities thwarted a militia group’s plan.
“First I want to acknowledge the incredible work of the FBI and the Michigan State Police,” Whitmer told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, “but I also want to acknowledge that rhetoric like this contributes to bringing up the heat. I have asked the White House since April to bring the heat down. That’s when the death threats started.”