Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt shares insight into his meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and whether California will elect a Republican governor.
A group of Republican governors met with President-elect Donald Trump for dinner Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt told FOX Business’ Stuart Varney that the meeting was “great” and Republican governors “unite” under Trump.
“Trump was amazing. The energy this guy has. He was with us until 10 p.m. and I knew he was in Washington DC for President Carter’s funeral earlier that day, but very optimistic about America,” Stitt explained.
TRUMP MEET WITH REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS AT MAR-A-LAGO DINNER
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the House Republican Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
He continued: “I’ll tell you this, the American people are excited about President Trump on January 20th for safe communities. We’re finally going to see border security, and we’re going to see energy dominance… So, really, really excited. All Republican governors are unique. “
Governors were among those present Ron DeSantis from Florida, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia and Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Fox News confirmed.
Before the president-elect’s dinner, he spoke to Fox News’ Peter Doocy during a news conference and praised the “phenomenal” work the group had done.
“This is a group of people who have done a phenomenal job. And especially when you see what’s happening in Los Angeles and you look at the way they’ve run their states, it’s incredible,” Trump said Thursday.
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Trump also touched on crime, asserting that the crisis is “all on the shoulders of the Democrats” and the problematic strategy they use to run their states.
Stitt shared a similar sentiment about crime during his appearance on “Varney & Co.” Friday, saying people are tired of “progressive, weird” politics.
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Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
