Kevin Stitt met with Donald Trump on Thursday at the White House as the Oklahoma governor works to mend relations with the president following a public disagreement tied to a meeting of state leaders.

The dispute stemmed from controversy surrounding the annual gathering of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C., which Stitt co-chairs. The meeting included plans for a governors’ dinner hosted at the White House.

Trump criticized Stitt in a post on Truth Social last month after the governor suggested a bipartisan meeting of governors had been removed from the event’s agenda after the White House indicated that Democratic governors would not be invited.

“We will soon have a Governor in Oklahoma who knows how to accurately write a Press Release to the Public,” Trump wrote in the post, adding that he had invited nearly all Democratic governors to the dinner.

Trump said invitations had been sent to most governors from both parties, except two Democrats: Jared Polis of Colorado and Wes Moore of Maryland.

According to people familiar with the matter, the meeting Thursday provided an opportunity for Stitt to raise the issue directly with Trump and begin repairing the relationship.

The conversation also touched on Trump’s nomination of Markwayne Mullin, a Republican U.S. senator from Oklahoma, to lead the Department of Homeland Security following the departure of Kristi Noem from the role.

If confirmed, Mullin’s appointment would allow Stitt to select a temporary replacement to fill the Senate seat for the remainder of Mullin’s term.

“I appreciate @POTUS taking time to meet to discuss the importance of appointing a new U.S. Senator for Oklahoma,” Stitt wrote in a post on X.

“President Trump has made a great selection in Markwayne Mullin to join his cabinet, and I am committed to making a swift decision on his replacement once Mullin is confirmed by the Senate,” Stitt added.

Under Oklahoma law, the governor’s appointee would serve until the next election but would not be allowed to run for the seat in the November vote.

Several potential candidates have been discussed as possible temporary replacements, including oil executive Harold Hamm, Stitt adviser Dustin Hilliary, and Alan Armstrong, executive chairman of the board at Williams Companies.

Stitt has previously said he does not plan to run for Mullin’s Senate seat in the upcoming election.