The News Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s private meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump went far more smoothly than an Oval Office encounter a year ago, when she fled after hiding her face behind a folder. In an interview with Semafor’s Ben Smith Wednesday, Whitmer said despite criticism from the left, her work with the president has paid off on the problem of Asian carp in the Great Lakes, disaster funding, and the future of the Selfridge Air National Guard Base.