'Overwhelming support': Republican governors rally around Trump and DOGE ahead of inauguration

EXCLUSIVE: The country’s Republican guvs are explaining their “frustrating assistance” for President-elect Trump’s prepared “Department of Federal Government Effectiveness,” much better understood by its acronym DOGE.

In a letter to Congressional leaders that was shared initially with Fox News on Friday, the guvs stated they totally support DOGE and highlighted the significance of stabilizing the federal spending plan.

” As presidents for our states, we understand a thing or 2 about simplifying federal government, getting rid of unneeded administration, and bringing effective, result-driven services to state federal government. We wait President Trump as he works to do the very same with the federal government,” the guvs stated.

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Days after his governmental election success in November, Trump tapped Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest individual, and previous Republican governmental prospect and business owner Vivek Ramaswamy to guide DOGE.

Your Home of Representatives has actually established an oversight subcommittee and the Senate has actually formed a DOGE caucus to deal with Musk and Ramaswamy.

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The guvs highlighted that “our states achieve success since we live within our methods. We stabilize our budget plans, lower taxes, take advantage of surpluses, pay for financial obligation, enhance the performance of state federal governments, and produce an environment where our constituents can construct a flourishing future on their own, their household, and their neighborhood.”

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are leading the effort to cut federal government ineffectiveness. ( Image by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

And they highlighted that “it is previous time for Washington to live within its methods too. We support President Trump’s consultation of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and concur with their assertion that the federal government requires to be cut down to size. We stand all set to assist.”

Led by the Republican Governors Association (RGA) policy chair Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina, the letter was likewise signed by RGA chair Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia and 24 other GOP guvs.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout a conference with Republican guvs at Mar-a-Lago, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lousiana Gov. Jeff Landry, and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ( AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

They are Govs. Kay Ivey of Alabama, Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Sarah Sanders of Arkansas, Ron DeSantis of Florida, Brad Little of Idaho, Eric Holcomb of Indiana, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Tate Reeves of Mississippi, Mike Parson of Missouri, Greg Gianforte of Montana, Jim Pillen of Nebraska, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, Mike DeWine of Ohio, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Costs Lee of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Spencer Cox of Utah, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, Jim Justice of West Virginia, and Mark Gordon of Wyoming.

The only one of the 27 Republican politician guvs who didn’t sign the letter was Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont. While a longstanding member of the RGA, Scott has a history of not connecting his name to a number of their letters.

The letter was sent out the day after a number of the GOP guvs dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.