Kevin Stitt on Republicans after Trump and why the party has ‘to get back to integrity’
February 26, 2026
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28:51Now PlayingKevin Stitt on Republicans after Trump and why the party has ‘to get back to integrity’
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as posted by the channelOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt leads a state that gave President Trump 66% of the vote in 2024. He is also charting his own course, and has publicly differed with the president on multiple occasions this year.
Most elected Republicans have avoided direct criticism of the president. Republicans in Congress have voted for his priorities, even when some disagreed with them. Stitt has made his disagreements clear, though he has avoided personal attacks and isn’t a member of the never-Trump movement. For his part, Trump has described Stitt on social media as a “wiseguy,” among other things.
Stitt discussed his vision for the Republican party’s post-Trump future and more during an NPR video interview on the sidelines of the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C.
“We have to get back to integrity,” Stitt said.
He described an action by the administration as “un-American.” He differed with Trump on elections, and embraced the diversity of the United States. He is himself a member of the Cherokee Nation.
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