NGA cancels White House meeting after Donald Trump invites only GOP governors
By: Ashleigh Fields (The Hill)
How petty do you have to be to not invite the oppo party to a national meeting? Good gawd! This is something petulant 12 year old girls do
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The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering.
The yearly meeting is traditionally bipartisan and offers a chance for state leaders to convene with one another and the president.
"Because NGA's mission is to represent all 55 governors, the Association is no longer serving as the facilitator for that event, and it is no longer included in our official program," Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) wrote in a Monday letter announcing plans to forgo the meeting, according to The Associated Press.
Stitt said the Trump administration's decision to exclude Democratic governors would not divide the association.
"We cannot allow one divisive action to achieve its goal of dividing us," he wrote. "The solution is not to respond in kind, but to rise above and to remain focused on our shared duty to the people we serve. America's governors have always been models of pragmatic leadership, and that example is most important when Washington grows distracted by politics."
The NGA is scheduled to meet in Washington Feb. 19-21.
Stitt's letter was followed by a decision from 18 Democratic governors to skip the White House dinner, citing tensions with the current administration.
The New York Times first reported Friday that Trump did not invite Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), the nation's sole Black governor and vice chair of the NGA, or Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) to the bipartisan dinner for governors and their families.
"If the reports are true that not all governors are invited to these events, which have historically been productive and bipartisan opportunities for collaboration, we will not be attending the White House dinner this year," the group wrote in a statement.
"Democratic governors remain united and will never stop fighting to protect and make life better for people in our states," the Democratic governors added.
Moore also raised concerns over the partisan exclusion.
"My peers, both Democrats and Republicans, selected me to serve as the Vice Chair of the NGA, another reason why it's hard not to see this decision as another example of blatant disrespect and a snub to the spirit of bipartisan federal-state partnership," the Maryland governor wrote in a statement.
"As the nation's only Black governor, I can't ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not," he added.
Moore continued, "What makes it especially confounding is that just weeks ago I was at the White House with a bipartisan group of governors, working with the administration on reforms to lower energy costs and strengthen grid reliability. We proved in that moment what's possible when we stay focused on outcomes over politics."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump's move to not invite Democratic governors to the meeting during Tuesday's briefing.
"I just spoke with the president about this," Leavitt told reporters. "It is a dinner at the White House. It's the 'People's House.' It's also the president's home, and he can invite whomever he wants to dinners and events here at the White House."
Leavitt noted Moore did not attend the dinner last year.
Updated at 4:49 p.m. EST
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You're a good man, Governor Stitt
trump definitely wants a civil war, and his current supporters need to held accountable for his actions ...
He's never even held a firearm in his life nor has he even trained for any kind of combat role. At least I knew how to take care of wounded patients and test the air for chemical contaminants. He's got his never wanting a civil war
He would be the worst CIC ever. He is the worst CIC ever
convicted felons shouldn't have access to firearms ...
he shoot himself in the face anyway
bfd ...
Probably a lie.
From the White House???
NEVER!!!
So much for AI. It continuously says Moore was also snubbed in 2025 but then the link is dated this week.
Per all of the pictures of last years winter NGA meetings in D.C. Moore was present in his role but there were no pictures of the White house dinner.
The White House photos and video of the event are extremely limited and do not show Moore or his wife Dawn.
ok...off topic but if Michele Obama had worn a pant suit (and a plain pant suit at that) to a formal event the righties would have been all over her
meh, that's what happens when you don't execute the traitors after a civil war ...
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That's encouraging. The governors standing united in the face of the divisiveness of the Trumpist regime.
colorado is being punished because our governor won't pardon tina peters. what he should do is stick her back in general population so that she can get her ass kicked regularly. almost impossible to find trump or maga bullshit on vehicles in denver now.
I think he's being punished because he's gay
maybe my governor and your governor could swap a few pints of blood. that could fix it ...
That's not a bad idea. With your governor's blood she might dress better
she's the son her dad always wanted ...
Unfortunately they're still all over the place in the Springs.
Two years ago, our Yuma suburb neighborhood was plastered with "TRUMP". Now there's next to nothing.
My sister was a proud, loud MAGA Trumpist. She is now loudly silent about him.
They are slooowly realizing how inescapably stupid they look supporting the world’s most prolific moron.
slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowly
Hal - this discussion has been had before - but - Biden is no longer in office.
If Biden had remained in the White House the world wouldn’t be laughing hysterically at the US. That will be Trump’s legacy for sure.
Must be so embarrassing for them to realize that their cult leader is a pedophile.
One of my spouses' "girlfriends was unapologetic about supporting Trump, being anti woke, anti DEI, Anto Gay, Anti trans.
She was devastated when UHD switched her insurance to a subsidiary which declared her breast cancer, treatments and medicine all, pre existing conditions.
Her new PA's are women of color, gay and compassionate and are helping her fight the insurance company, find donated medicine from the manufacturer.
The insurance company said the drugs were $2K per month.
She was slipping from Trump's grip during all of this and dismayed by her County's GOP Reps responses which were mostly, thoughts and prayers.
Well The ICE executions and Barbie Gnome pushed her into very uncomfortable anti Trump territory.
The Epstein bullshit, especially Bondi pushed her off the edge.
I told her it's ok to be mad, disappointed or disillusioned by Trump and the party,
she can still be a card carrying conservative, she just doesn't have a party at the moment.
most of the maga scum in my family have moved towards the safety of the both sides gray area, until somebody reminds them of their not so distant past ...
Are any Republican governors displaying integrity instead of Trump servitude?
Sometimes, but certainly not enough. Read the article. The NGA is composed of all the governors, Democrats and Republicans. Gov. Stitt, the Chairman of the NGA, is a Republican.
I just saw this on USA Today
I believe he wants to meet, probably to proselytize to them, but the traditional dinner with the Governor's wives appears to still be canceled.
Who knows?
Only The Shadow knows.
Dr. Trump giving free proselytize exams, Bubba reccommended
Maybe the Kulture of Trump, could be proselytized to a knew Faith,met on the hill, that tunnels under the bridge of size to greaten the off iciale all
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I know that dude
The White House events are a business breakfast with the President, then breakout meetings with different cabinet members followed by the evening black tie affair with all of the spouses.
Trump fires back over White House dinner drama with governors, excludes two
the last photo in this updated article is misleading, it is last years NGA breakfast at the WH, not the black tie affair noted int he video above with all of the wives.
Looks familiar.
Gotta hand it to that dude
evidence that white illegal aliens are invisible ...