Alex Wagner to Whitmer: ‘Is that the Essential Difference Between You and Newsom — French Laundry vs. Dive Bar?’

WAGNER You talk about ░░░░░░░░ is a mention when ░░░░░░░░ are talking about owning ░░░░░░░░ mistakes as an important ░░░░░░░░ of lesson that you ░░░░░░░░ You acknowledge that you ░░░░░░░░ a mistake during Covid ░░░░░░░░ violating your own state ░░░░░░░░ Covid restrictions during the ░░░░░░░░ at a bar And ░░░░░░░░ also mention or point ░░░░░░░░ that California Governor Gavin ░░░░░░░░ made a similar mistake ░░░░░░░░ you drew this contrast ░░░░░░░░ the book So Gavin ░░░░░░░░ I had that in ░░░░░░░░ even though he was ░░░░░░░░ at a Michelin three ░░░░░░░░ restaurant and I was ░░░░░░░░ a dive bar The ░░░░░░░░ is the same Is ░░░░░░░░ the essential difference between ░░░░░░░░ and Gavin Newsom French ░░░░░░░░ versus dive bar Whitmer ░░░░░░░░ not at all You ░░░░░░░░ I love Gavin Newsom ░░░░░░░░ I think he s ░░░░░░░░ a great job and ░░░░░░░░ appreciate all of the ░░░░░░░░ he is doing on ░░░░░░░░ of President Biden and ░░░░░░░░ President Harris He certainly ░░░░░░░░ helped me over the ░░░░░░░░ so I am grateful ░░░░░░░░ just wanted to point ░░░░░░░░ we all are human ░░░░░░░░ make mistakes on occasion ░░░░░░░░ We all go to ░░░░░░░░ French Laundry Whitmer Well ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ Laughter WAGNER Sorry Governor ░░░░░░░░ if you re watching ░░░░░░░░ But he made a ░░░░░░░░ and he owned it ░░░░░░░░ he did it with ░░░░░░░░ and he did it ░░░░░░░░ right way I did ░░░░░░░░ well It was a ░░░░░░░░ different circumstance you know ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately violate Covid restrictions ░░░░░░░░ a dive bar but ░░░░░░░░ was kind of making ░░░░░░░░ of myself WAGNER But ░░░░░░░░ it was more worth ░░░░░░░░ at a dive bar ░░░░░░░░ Well I was making ░░░░░░░░ of myself I thinking ░░░░░░░░ s important to recognize ░░░░░░░░ are all human beings ░░░░░░░░ all fall short on ░░░░░░░░ The true leaders like ░░░░░░░░ Newsom own it and ░░░░░░░░ for it and that ░░░░░░░░ what he did and ░░░░░░░░ is what I did ░░░░░░░░ well I think it ░░░░░░░░ important Our political leaders ░░░░░░░░ not perfect They are ░░░░░░░░ better than us And ░░░░░░░░ one of them who ░░░░░░░░ down on people who ░░░░░░░░ people as though they ░░░░░░░░ t matter or that ░░░░░░░░ themselves are flawless are ░░░░░░░░ of it And I ░░░░░░░░ that is why I ░░░░░░░░ to share that story ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to give ░░░░░░░░ a little credit for ░░░░░░░░ what I think really ░░░░░░░░ the honorable thing to ░░░░░░░░ in that situation.”