The governor of Michigan feeds DORITOS to kneeling female podcast host while she wears a HARRIS WALZ hat

“It’s not just tasteless or ‘weird’; “It is an all-too-familiar example of an elected official mocking religious figures and their practices,” said Paul A. Long, president and CEO of the Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC). said in a opinion Representing the views of Catholic leaders in the state.

The video was created as part of a viral TikTok trend in which a person feeds another person who is behaving sexually while the song “Dilemma” by Nelly and Kelly Rowland plays in the background, before the first person stares uncomfortably into the camera.

Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemn Whitmer’s “Doritos” video stunt as offensive

Using Doritos chips seemed like a clever way to shine a spotlight on the CHIPS and Science Act. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Former Trump adviser Tim Murtaugh, for example, posted: “Let’s be clear about what’s happening in this video. Michigan Gov. Whitmer pretends to give communion to a left-wing podcaster on her knees using a Dorito as a Eucharist while wearing Harris gear. Walz has. Do they want ZERO Catholic votes for Harris?”

Following the backlash, Whitmer apologized for the video and emphasized that the video was not intended to mock people of faith.

“In my 25 years of public service, I would never do anything to denigrate anyone’s faith,” the governor said in a statement to Fox 2. “I have used my platform to advocate for people’s right to express their personal faith to accept and practice religious beliefs.”

Whitmer apologized for the video and emphasized that the video was not intended to mock people of faith. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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“My team has spoken to the Michigan Catholic Conference,” she continued. “What was supposed to be a video about what the CHIPS Act means for jobs in Michigan was interpreted as something it was never intended to be, and for that I apologize.”