Overview
- President Trump narrowed the traditional White House working session during the NGA winter meeting to Republican governors, departing from a bipartisan norm.
- NGA leadership told members the White House sessions and black‑tie dinner would not be official association events and that no NGA resources would support them.
- Maryland’s Wes Moore and Colorado’s Jared Polis were left off the dinner invitation list, even as some Democrats such as Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker received invites.
- Moore publicly called the move a snub and highlighted his role as NGA vice chair, while a White House official said the president can invite whomever he chooses and noted some Democrats were invited.
- Several governors are reconsidering attendance at the White House activities as the NGA’s official meeting approaches in Washington on Feb. 19–21.