(WXYZ) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming Michigan presidential primary.
Whitmer joined MSNBC's Morning Joe Thursday morning to make the announcement.
"Joe Biden is someone that I know, is working to protect healthcare that was expanded under the Obama administration, and that's personal to me," she said.
Whitmer said she has talked with Biden, and that he lost his son, Beau, to the same brain tumor that took Whitmer's mother.
"I know his commitment, and because of the work Barack Obama and Joe Biden did, I was able to expand Medicaid coverage to 700,000 people in the state of Michigan," she added.
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She joins former Gov. Jennifer Granholm and former Sen. Carl Levin who endorsed the former VP earlier this week.
Biden is one of four people who are still in the race ahead of Tuesday's primary. The others are Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.
