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Trump defends excluding Democratic governors from White House dinner

White House defends exclusion of Wes Moore from Governors dinner

President Donald Trump publicly criticized Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt over the guest list for upcoming White House events for governors.
Trump, in Truth Social posts, called Stitt “mediocre” and accused him of being “wrong” about the invitations, stating he only excluded two governors, Jared Polis and Wes Moore.
The dispute arose after the Trump administration reportedly decided to only invite Republicans to a normally bipartisan governors meeting, leading to the National Governors Association (NGA) initially refusing to facilitate it.
Prior to Trump's post, Governor Stitt said that Trump's intention was always to invite all 55 state and territory governors to a business breakfast, resolving what he called a “misunderstanding in scheduling.”
The NGA said earlier Wednesday that all governors would now be welcome to the White House meeting, restoring the bipartisan tradition for the meeting.