Kaitlan Collins Presses Whitmer if She’s for a Gaza Ceasefire: ‘Hostages Need to Be Released,’ ‘Violence Needs to Stop’

COLLINS Well Michigan is ░░░░░░░░ to matter a whole ░░░░░░░░ to the 2024 election ░░░░░░░░ course both President Biden ░░░░░░░░ former President Trump will ░░░░░░░░ a Michigan a lot ░░░░░░░░ expect over the next ░░░░░░░░ months or so And ░░░░░░░░ one of the key ░░░░░░░░ here has been what ░░░░░░░░ happening in Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ the situation has only ░░░░░░░░ there and we ve ░░░░░░░░ so much anger from ░░░░░░░░ Americans about the way ░░░░░░░░ President Biden is handling ░░░░░░░░ war What are you ░░░░░░░░ from people in your ░░░░░░░░ about that Whitmer Well ░░░░░░░░ s gut wrenching Kaitlan ░░░░░░░░ know Michigan is a ░░░░░░░░ that has a robust ░░░░░░░░ population and a robust ░░░░░░░░ population Palestinian population Arab ░░░░░░░░ population They re not ░░░░░░░░ one in the same ░░░░░░░░ I think that it ░░░░░░░░ really important to do ░░░░░░░░ we can to support ░░░░░░░░ here That s why ░░░░░░░░ ve worked so hard ░░░░░░░░ make sure that people ░░░░░░░░ safe in their communities ░░░░░░░░ they worship I m ░░░░░░░░ to get people out ░░░░░░░░ the region in the ░░░░░░░░ days but I really ░░░░░░░░ hope that we see ░░░░░░░░ release of hostages and ░░░░░░░░ cessation of violence that ░░░░░░░░ playing out because there ░░░░░░░░ been too many innocent ░░░░░░░░ taken And it s ░░░░░░░░ gut wrenching People in ░░░░░░░░ many people are one ░░░░░░░░ of separation from someone ░░░░░░░░ s at risk of ░░░░░░░░ or has lost their ░░░░░░░░ or is being held ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ why this is so ░░░░░░░░ important that we continue ░░░░░░░░ try to resolve this ░░░░░░░░ use every ounce of ░░░░░░░░ might that we can ░░░░░░░░ do that COLLINS Do ░░░░░░░░ believe there should be ░░░░░░░░ permanent ceasefire Whitmer I ░░░░░░░░ that the hostages need ░░░░░░░░ be released and that ░░░░░░░░ needs to stop and ░░░░░░░░ need to really talk ░░░░░░░░ rebuilding Gaza and supporting ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians COLLINS But would ░░░░░░░░ be some people have ░░░░░░░░ for a permanent one ░░░░░░░░ Biden has called for ░░░░░░░░ for at least six ░░░░░░░░ I believe with the ░░░░░░░░ of hostages Where are ░░░░░░░░ Whitmer Well you know ░░░░░░░░ would like to see ░░░░░░░░ would want to see ░░░░░░░░ peaceful resolution here I ░░░░░░░░ t know that that ░░░░░░░░ on the horizon immediately ░░░░░░░░ I sure as heck ░░░░░░░░ so COLLINS Governor Gretchen ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ The Source Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us.”