Gov. Gianforte Attends Dinner Hosted by President-Elect Donald J. Trump

Emphasizes collaborative relationship between states, federal government

• January 10 2025

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday joined President-Elect Donald J. Trump and other Republican governors for dinner at Mar-a-Lago to discuss areas of cooperation as Trump takes office for his second term.

“We're looking forward to the new administration coming in,” Gov. Gianforte said. “We have a lot of business to get done on behalf of our states. We're just pleased to be here to meet with the president. It's been a long period without cooperation from Washington.”

The governor attended the dinner at the invitation of President-Elect Trump to discuss areas of cooperation between the State of Montana and the new administration, noting the lack of coordination with the outgoing Biden-Harris administration.

“We’ve wrestled with overreach from the EPA, problems with other agencies, whether it’s Interior with public lands, I know each governor that's standing up here has expressed frustration,” the governor said. “When President Trump was in office previously, we’d have periodic phone calls, regular interactions where we could express the concerns and really collaborate. We’ve had a number of situations with the current administration where it’s been crickets.”

The discussion centered on policy priorities for states and the federal government ahead of the President-Elect’s inauguration on January 20. Gianforte was joined by 21 other Republican governors.

The press conference led by the governor, may be viewed here.

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