Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she is 'disappointed' that Trump is considering a pardon for men who plotted to kidnap her

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday said that she's "very disappointed" that President Donald Trump is considering pardoning the men who were convicted of conspiring to kidnap her in 2020.

The governor told NBC affiliate WOOD-TV that she's "very disappointed that they are even considering it, frankly."

During an Oval Office event on Wednesday, Trump said he would "take a look at" pardoning the men. He added that he watched the trial and it "looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job."

Two key players in the kidnapping plot — Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. — are serving long prison sentences on federal charges. Over a dozen men were originally charged in either state or federal courts in connection with the scheme. At the time, Whitmer said Trump was "complicit" in enabling extremism after comments he made about the Proud Boys during his 2020 presidential debate against Joe Biden.

In her comments Thursday, Whitmer, a Democrat, pointed to her response to the attempted assassination of Trump at a July 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

"You know, when the president was shot at in Pennsylvania, I was one of the first people on either side of the aisle to condemn it," Whitmer said Wednesday ahead of the Mackinac Policy Conference in Michigan. "We have to condemn political violence, no matter where it comes from, no matter who it’s aimed at. It does a disservice to everyone if we do anything short of that."

The governor added, "I’ll be making my thoughts known to the White House and I hope they take it into consideration."

A spokesperson for Whitmer declined on Thursday to comment further about Trump's remarks. The White House declined to comment for the story.

The Michigan governor has faced criticism from fellow Democrats in recent weeks for meeting with Trump several times this year.

In March and April, Whitmer met with Trump privately at the White House. But during the April meeting, Whitmer also stood in the Oval Office while Trump signed multiple executive orders targeting his political opponents.

Whitmer was photographed in a now-viral image holding a binder over her face during the executive order signing. Later, her office clarified in a statement that Whitmer's "presence is not an endorsement of the actions taken or statements made at that event.”

Later in April, Trump visited Michigan to announce a new series of fighter jets for the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan, partially crediting Whitmer for bringing new resources to the base and even bringing her on stage at a rally in Warren, Michigan.

Despite heightened scrutiny of her seemingly close relationship with the president, Whitmer has generally defended her decision to work with anyone, regardless of party, to get things done for her state.

Early Thursday morning, Fight Like Hell — a super PAC affiliated with Whitmer — distributed internal polling that they said showed that the governor is receiving "strong marks" from Michiganders across the political spectrum for her work.

“Michiganders know when their leaders are putting in the work, putting service above self, and getting hard things done, especially when it comes to their pocketbooks. Governor Whitmer has never stopped focusing on bringing good-paying jobs and economic growth to Michigan, and she’s never stopped bringing people together from across the political spectrum to get results. That’s the leadership Michiganders want, and that’s what Governor Whitmer has always done," Amanda Stitt, executive director of the PAC, said in a statement on Thursday released alongside the polling.

This article was originally published on NBCNews.com