Overview
- Trump wrote that invitations went to all governors except Maryland's Wes Moore and Colorado's Jared Polis, calling both "not worthy" to attend.
- He cited the conviction of former Colorado election official Tina Peters to justify criticism of Polis and faulted Moore over the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction.
- NGA president Kevin Stitt first told governors the White House intended a Republicans-only working meeting, then said all 55 governors and territories were invited to a Feb. 20 working breakfast.
- Trump denounced Stitt’s earlier letter as false and labeled him a RINO, even as Stitt characterized the dispute as a scheduling misunderstanding.
- Eighteen Democratic governors announced they will skip the White House dinner unless all governors are invited, while the White House press office said the president can choose his guests.