Husband Of Michigan Governor In The Middle Of Controversy

MICHIGAN — Did Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's husband ask the owner of a Northern Michigan dock company to place his boat in the water before the Memorial Day weekend as the governor urged residents not to rush north for the weekend? The dock owner said he did, according to a recent report.

The Detroit News reported that NorthShore Dock LLC Facebook posts no longer visible to the public by said Whitmer's husband, Marc Mallory, requested early access to the marina ahead of Whitmer's announcement Friday that restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus were being eased. The posts have drawn scrutiny from Republican lawmakers.

"This morning, I was out working when the office called me, there was a gentleman on hold who wanted his boat in the water before the weekend," Dowker posted to Facebook, according to the Detroit News article. "Being Memorial weekend and the fact that we started working three weeks late means there is no chance this is going to happen."

"Well our office personnel had explained this to the man and he replied, 'I am the husband to the governor, will this make a difference?'"

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