Gretchen Whitmer calls Trump ‘deranged’ after comments on abortion

Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, called Donald Trump "just deranged" on Sunday after he said women would no longer be thinking about abortion if he is elected as president in November.

"This guy just doesn't understand what the average woman is confronting in her life in this country, and how could he? He's not lived a normal life," Whitmer said in an interview on CNN's State of the Union.

Whitmer also reaffirmed her support for Kamala Harris, describing her as a person "who has worked hourly jobs, who knows how important it is that women have healthcare and access to the medical care that they need".

Whitmer was asked to comment about a speech the former president delivered on Saturday, saying women "will be happy, healthy, confident, and free" if he is elected president.

"He's just deranged," the governor of Michigan said.

On Friday, Trump made similar comments about women on his Truth Social platform.

Harris is a staunch supporter of abortion rights. The vice-president delivered two speeches on Friday, first in Georgia and then Wisconsin, highlighting the case of Amber Thurman, who died in Georgia due to a strict abortion ban.