LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said a meeting Tuesday with fellow Republican governors and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump was helpful.
"This is my first opportunity to have a substantive discussion with him, and while we have differences in style and, in some cases policy, we agree on the importance of this election," Hutchinson said in a statement.
Among the "broad range of issues" addressed, the governor said, were the political landscape in Arkansas and the nation's response to recent acts of terrorism, including the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history over the weekend in Orlando.
Hutchinson spokesman J.R. Davis said earlier Tuesday that Hutchinson planned to meet with the billionaire and reality television star in New York.
Hutchinson had initially backed former Gov. Mike Huckabee and later Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the presidential campaign but has said he'll support Trump as the party's nominee.
Arkansas' governor has criticized some of Trump's comments, including his recent claim that a federal judge is not qualified to preside over a case because of his Mexican heritage.
Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.