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Stitt also chairs the National Governors Association, a nonprofit aimed at helping governors find bipartisan solutions to shared issues.

In light of the recent violence in Minneapolis, he and Vice Chair and Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued a joint statement calling for a, quote, reset of federal immigration enforcement strategies to something that includes states and their elected officials.

Governors are closest to conditions on the ground and best positioned to respond to their state's matters of public safety, the statement says.

Meanwhile, Stitt appeared on CNN over the weekend and said Trump is getting bad advice and that, quote, Americans don't like what they're seeing right now.

For NPR News, I'm Lionel Ramos in Oklahoma City.

The central Oklahoma town of Stillwater was one of the worst damaged by Friday's rampant fires. It's a college town, home to about 50,000 people, surrounded by vast swaths of dry plains. Natalie Brown is Stillwater Public Schools Family Resource Specialist. She says people were prepared for the wind.

The central Oklahoma town of Stillwater was one of the worst damaged by Friday's rampant fires. It's a college town, home to about 50,000 people, surrounded by vast swaths of dry plains. Natalie Brown is Stillwater Public Schools Family Resource Specialist. She says people were prepared for the wind.

Less than 12 hours later, Brown would find herself setting up a small triage center for displaced families in Stillwater. About 50 homes were lost in town. Throughout the day, people stopped by to pick up a toothbrush, shoes, an outfit, whatever they needed to start over. For NPR News, I'm Lionel Ramos.

Less than 12 hours later, Brown would find herself setting up a small triage center for displaced families in Stillwater. About 50 homes were lost in town. Throughout the day, people stopped by to pick up a toothbrush, shoes, an outfit, whatever they needed to start over. For NPR News, I'm Lionel Ramos.