Gretchen Whitmer Apologizes For Bizarre Doritos TikTok Stunt After Catholic Outrage

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an apology after a viral TikTok video featuring her feeding a Dorito chip to left-wing podcaster Liz Plank sparked outrage among Catholics. In the video, Plank is on her knees as Whitmer, wearing a Harris-Walz campaign hat, places the chip in her mouth, which some viewed as mocking the Catholic sacrament of Communion. Catholic groups, like the Michigan Catholic Conference, condemned the video, calling it an offensive mockery of their faith. Paul A. Long, president of the Conference, stated; “It is not just distasteful or ‘strange,’ it is an all-too-familiar example of an elected official mocking religious persons and their practices.” In response, Whitmer apologized, saying, “Over 25in public service, I would never do something to denigrate someone’s faith. What was supposed to be a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act to Michigan jobs has been construed as something it was never intended to be, and I apologize for that.”