Showing just how detached he is from the reality faced by ordinary Americans, Joe Biden praised Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, saying that she is the best governor in the whole United States. Biden made the statement while in Michigan. “There’s not a better governor in the United States of America than Gretchen Whitmer,” Biden told reporters. The statement also triggered half-hearted applause from the audience.

“You stand up straight and tall and you don’t bend,” he told Whitmer. The former vice president also praised Whitmer’s response for dealing with the pandemic. Around ⅓ of all the deaths related to coronavirus happened in nursing homes. That happened after Whitmer gave the order to have COVID-19 patients taken into nursing homes. As expected, that move caused many of the senior citizens living in the facilities to become infected. It was the same kind of decision for which governor Cuomo of New York is being criticized for. It was as if they wanted the death tolls to rise so they can all blame it on the President.

Biden continued to heap praise on Whitmer, “You’ve shown this whole nation just how tough and thoughtful you are. I’ve got to believe this state is so proud of you,” Biden said. He also blamed President Trump for the foiled attempt to kidnap Whitmer although there is no evidence that it was orchestrated by a Trump supporter. In fact, the mastermind of the whole plot is an anarchist who hates the President.

However, ordinary residents of Michigan would not agree with the assessment that Whitmer is the best governor. She continues to impose strict lockdown rules for the state even after the state supreme court has ruled that what she is doing is illegal. The lockdowns are causing a great deal of suffering and many businesses are already closing down to move to another place. She doesn’t care about that. She is willing to sacrifice those businesses for the sake of winning.

Whitmer is not the best governor in the country. In fact, she is more qualified to be called as one of the worst governors in the country right now. Her policies are hurting residents of her state directly and are not helping them at all.