INDIANAPOLIS -- Vice-president elect Mike Pence sat in the governor’s office Monday morning surrounded by his cabinet, including governor-elect Eric Holcomb.
“It’s good to be home,” Pence said.
Pence scheduled the cabinet meeting to discuss future plans for Indiana and to work on the transition from the Pence administration to the Holcomb administration.
Pence said first and foremost he wanted to welcome Holcomb to the office formally. He pledged to Hoosiers that he would roll up his sleeves and finish his term as governor with full effort. Pence said he wanted to assure Hoosiers that teams were collaborating to make the transition as seamless as possible.
“I’m confident Holcomb is going to take Indiana to the next level,” Pence said.
On his move to the White House, Pence said he will renew the American dream by revitalizing the economy and rebuilding the military.
Holcomb said he was excited Pence’s proven approach will be taken to the nation’s capital and the White House.
“We have an enormous opportunity before us for this country to make America great again,” Pence said.
Pence said President-elect Donald Trump is grateful for the support of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, and he will not be serving as a peacemaker between Ryan and Trump.
“He is focused on the future of the American people and making American great again,” Pence said.
The press was told to leave after Pence and Holcomb made their opening statements because the remainder of the meeting was closed.
Holcomb’s cabinet appointments are forthcoming.
On choosing cabinet members, Pence said the administration is looking for competent men and women who match Trump’s vision to make America great again.
On the national level, Trump recently announced Steve Bannon would serve as chief strategist and senior counselor to the upcoming administration. Bannon is a businessman and media executive of Breitbart News, a conservative news website with connections to the alt-right. He previously served as chief executive officer of Trump’s presidential campaign.
Trump also named Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff.
“Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory. Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again,” Trump said in a press release.
