White House Excludes Some Democrats From Governors' Events
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Washington President Donald Trump limited a National Governors Association meeting to Republican governors and did not invite some Democrats. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the White House excluded them from both a governors meeting with Cabinet members and a bipartisan dinner during the NGA summit Feb. 19-21. Moore, the NGA vice chair, called the action a snub and raised concerns about whether race influenced his exclusion. The NGA said it would not use its resources to support the partisan event, and the White House gave mixed responses. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. NGA holds an annual bipartisan summit and White House dinner tradition established over decades.
- 2. The 2026 NGA summit was scheduled for Feb. 19–21 in Washington, D.C.
- 3. The White House limited a governors meeting to Republican governors and blocked invites for some Democrats.
- 4. NGA emailed that the partisan meeting would not use NGA resources and alerted governors.
- 5. Govs. Wes Moore and Jared Polis publicly announced they were excluded and criticized the decision.
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