The two interactions between President Donald Trump and a sometime antagonist, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, reflect the Democratic governor’s efforts to move past last year’s hard-fought campaign and find common ground with the Republican president — at risk of political backlash.

As Democrats face calls from their own voters to do more to stand against Trump, Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer is caught in a sticky game of optics

Republican President Donald Trump landed in Michigan on Tuesday and shared a podium with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as they appeared together to announce a new fighter jet mission being placed at an Air National Guard base outside Detroit and ease fears that the installation could close.