TN Gov.-elect Bill Lee meets with President Trump at White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tennessee Governor-elect Bill Lee was among those who met Thursday with President Donald Trump at the White House.
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, participates in a discussion with Governors-Elect Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
President Trump met with governors-elect in the Cabinet Room to discuss shared State-Federal priorities including workforce development, improving infrastructure, supporting veterans and military families, Opportunity Zones, and combating the opioid crisis, according to a release from the White House.
The following were in attendance, according to the release:
The White House
President Donald J. Trump
Vice President Mike Pence
Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President
Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President
Kellyanne Conway, Senior Counselor to the President
John DeStefano, Counselor to the President
Andrew Bremberg Director, Domestic Policy Council
Doug Hoelscher, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
Trump Administration
Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce
Secretary Alex Acosta, Department of Labor
Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Elaine Chao, Department of Transportation
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Department of Homeland Security
External Participants
Governor Mike Dunleavy, AK
Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, FL
Governor-elect Brian Kemp, GA
Governor-elect Lourdes “Lou” Leon Guerrero, GU
Governor-elect Brad Little, ID
Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker, IL
Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer, MI
Governor-elect Mike DeWine, OH
Governor-elect Kevin Stitt, OK
Governor-elect Kristi Noem, SD
Governor-elect Bill Lee, TN
Governor-elect Albert Bryan, USVI
Governor-elect Tony Evers, WI
