Trump to Stitt: ‘That was a great victory’
Gov.-elect Kevin Stitt received congratulations from President Donald Trump on his election victory during a Thursday meeting at the White House.
“That was a great victory. Great job,” Trump told Stitt as he introduced himself inside the Cabinet Room.
Stitt was one of 13 newly elected governors to meet with Trump in a meeting that included Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the president’s staff and cabinet.
Stitt sat four chairs to the president’s left during ameeting that included discussions on infrastructure, supporting veterans and military families, Opportunity Zones, and combating the opioid crisis.
“It was an honor to join a bipartisan group of governor-elects and represent Oklahoma in a meeting with President Trump,” Stitt said in a statement after the meeting. “I shared with the President about how his tax cuts and deregulation agenda is helping Oklahoma’s economy and how my administration will be focused on leveraging these federal accomplishments to grow and diversify our great state.”
Stitt said he also met with the Secretary of Commerce to discuss ways to better utilize the Port of Catoosa and the state’s Federal Opportunity Zones.
“My time at the White House concluded by meeting with the Ambassador of Trade where I expressed my priority to increase exports of Oklahoma agriculture products and pursue larger international markets as we set our sights on expanding Oklahoma’s presence in the global marketplace,” Stitt said.
Cameras captured introductions by the governors-elect and opening remarks by Trump.
“Most of them have become stars, if not all, because you won,” Trump said about the governorselect. “Winning is a wonderful thing.”