President Donald Trump on Wednesday night established his bipartisan council of governors, tapping Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin and  North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to lead it as co-chairs.

The group of state leaders will be tasked with strengthening the relationship between state and federal leadership to improve coordination on national security, disaster response and military issues, the White House said.

The other Republicans on the council are Ron DeSantis of Florida, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Jeff Landry of Louisiana and Henry McMaster of South Carolina. 

The other Democrats are Wes Moore of Maryland, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Kathy Hochul of New York and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.

Noticeably absent from the list were governors from the West Coast, including California's Gavin Newsom and Arizona's Katie Hobbs, both Democrats. The exclusion of Newsom comes as his state grapples with strong fire seasons.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.