密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默（民主党）反驳了前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马关于美国尚未准备好选出女总统的言论。
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) pushed back on former first lady Michelle Obama’s remarks that the U.S. was not ready to elect a woman president.
在接受NBC《会见新闻界》节目采访、被问及奥巴马过去的评论时，惠特默回应说：“听着，我有很多同事，我认为他们很可能有兴趣竞选总统，我听到每个人都说‘这个人不行’或‘那个人不行’。”“我愿意押注，全国任何一位民主党州长在2028年对阵J·D·万斯或马可·鲁比奥都能赢。所以时间会告诉我们候选人名单上会有谁，”她继续说道，并补充说民主党需要“专注于为民众办实事，让他们的生活更轻松，帮他们留住更多钱包里的钱”。“我认为这将是无论谁成为候选人都极具吸引力的信息，”她总结道。
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” about Obama’s past comments, Whitmer responded, saying, “Listen, I have got a lot of colleagues who I think are probably interested in running for president, and I’ve heard everyone say ‘you can’t have this person’ or ‘that person.’”“I would put my money on any Democratic governor in the country against JD Vance or Marco Rubio in 2028. So time will tell who the slate of candidates are,” she continued, adding that Democrats needed to “stay focused on delivering for people and making their lives easier and helping to keep more money in your pocket.”“I think that’s going to be a compelling message for whomever the candidate is,” she concluded.
当被问及2028年民主党总统提名人是否可能是女性时，惠特默说：“我认为会。”她的言论与奥巴马2025年在前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯败给特朗普总统后的表态形成对比。
When asked if the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028 could be a woman, Whitmer said, “I do.”Her statements contrast what Obama said in 2025 following former Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss to President Trump.
“正如我们在上届大选中看到的，遗憾的是，我们还没准备好，”奥巴马在布鲁克林音乐学院面对一群女性观众说道。“这就是为什么我说，别指望我来竞选，因为你们都在撒谎。你们没准备好接受女性。你们就是没准备好。”惠特默、哈里斯以及众议员亚历山德拉·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯（民主党-纽约州）被视为2028年总统提名的主要竞争者。
“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,” Obama told a crowd of women at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. “That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not.”Whitmer and Harris alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are among the top contenders for the 2028 presidential nomination.
哈里斯和奥卡西奥-科尔特斯本月早些时候已踏上竞选路线，在关键摇摆州为候选人助选，加剧了外界对她们总统竞选前景的猜测。这三位女性民主党人均未正式宣布竞选计划。
Harris and Ocasio-Cortez hit the campaign trail earlier this month to rally with candidates in battleground elections heightening speculation about their presidential odds. None of the three female Democrats have formally announced plans to run.
4月，惠特默曾表示不会竞选总统，她告诉WJBK电视台：“将会有一大批人竞选总统。我可以明确告诉你们，2028年我不会是其中之一。”不过，前总统奥巴马曾说他不会参加2008年大选，后来却改变了决定。
In April, Whitmer stated she would not run for president, telling WJBK-TV that “there will be a robust group of people running for president. I will not be one of them in 2028, I can tell you that.”Though former President Obama said he would not run for president in 2008 before he reversed his decision.
这位连任两届的州长在采访中表示，她很期待在卸任后能休息一段时间，然后“好好思考一下自己的未来，而不是立刻投入到新的工作中去”。
The two-term governor continued in the interview that she looked forward to taking a break once she leaves office and “thinking about it, not jumping right into something.”