Overview
- The National Governors Association said it would no longer facilitate a formal White House meeting after being told the business session would include only Republican governors.
- Eighteen Democratic governors, coordinated by the Democratic Governors Association, announced they will skip the White House dinner in protest of the exclusions.
- The White House defended the guest list as the president’s prerogative, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Democrats have been coordinated for other meetings.
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis confirmed they were disinvited from the dinner, and their offices said no reason was provided for their exclusion.
- Moore, the NGA vice chair and the nation’s only Black governor, said the snub carries added weight, while reporting notes Trump’s sustained pressure on Polis over the Tina Peters case.