Whitmer discusses Lions' Germany game and Michigan connections

Picture which is brought to you by Macomb County Veteran Services. Look, this game this week, it's been a long time coming. There are a lot of folks here. We had a chance to sit down and talk with Governor Gretchen Whitmer about this game and putting Detroit on display in Germany. Oh, it's exciting. It's an opportunity to highlight, you know, not just the Lions, but so much about what's happening in Detroit and in Michigan. And so it is kind of a convergence of all the things I love. Your staff pointed out, I did not know this, there are ties that Bayern Frankenmuth has the only Oktoberfest outside Germany sanctioned by their government. So we've got some people that are going to feel right at home here. Absolutely. You know, I often tell people, my grandma Gretchen's dad, Karl Horner, came over from Germany, started a butcher shop in downtown Detroit. He was no Oscar Mayer, obviously, but a similar story. And I think it's just one of many stories, I think, that tell you we've got a lot in common. You can think about the auto industry, et cetera. There are just so many ties that bind us. The fans, the passion that we see from them. We really see it throughout all sports, but, you know, we see it every Lions game. We look down, we're like, look at all the blue. We can't believe it. And then you walk the streets around here. It is incredible. How they have followed this team here for this event. Yep, a lot of Honolulu blue out there. We flew through Dulles. And, I mean, the whole plane was filled with Lions fans. I mean, it was hilarious. I'm curious. exciting and happy. So it's a moment to really relish, but also I think an opportunity for us to tell our story, who we are and why Detroit Lions are amazing, but also what's possible in a state like Michigan. It's been pretty cool. You just had no idea who you were going to run into out on the streets out there. I mean, everybody is here. So you're right about that big grinch. I mean, everybody is here. It's good stuff, man. Getting ready for a football game here.