South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said Friday that Democratic governors who have pledged to resist President-elect Trump's immigration policies are being "extremely irresponsible" and should instead seek dialogue with the incoming administration.

"If I had a new president in the White House, and even if he wasn't from my political party, the first thing I would do would be call him up and see if I could get a meeting," Noem said on NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports."

The Republican governor dismissed early opposition from Democratic governors like Illinois' JB Pritzker and California's Gavin Newsom as "not a mature response" to Trump's election victory.

Newsom, a fierce critic of Trump, called on lawmakers Thursday to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency.

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