Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a Jan. 5 interview that her husband, Marc Mallory, DDS, retired from dentistry early due to the threats against her, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Ms. Whitmer faced significant backlash from those who have disagreed with how she has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns for her safety reached dire levels as a plot to kidnap the governor from her vacation cottage were made public.
Ms. Whitmer stated in the interview that Dr. Mallory "didn't have all the state police with him all the time and he was worried about his patients and his staff."
After 35 years in dentistry, Dr. Mallory retired in December 2020 but did not mention concerns about threats then or in subsequent public statements, according to the Detroit Free Press.
"He was going to work about seven, eight more years, and he started getting threats at his office," Ms. Whitmer said in the interview. "Those would have been his best earning years, and his decision to turn over his practice to another dentist adversely affected his retirement planning."