The NGA’s Washington meetings are expected to take place Feb. 19 to 21. The organization said Friday that the White House meeting will no longer be part of the association’s official schedule.
In a statement Friday, Brandon Tatum, the interim CEO of the #NGA, said that the “bipartisan White House #governors meeting is an important tradition, & we are disappointed in the administration’s decision to make it a partisan occasion this year.”
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The Dems with backbone should all find something else to do that day.
@Nonilex If Blue State governors won’t pursue soft secession, the 🍊 🤡 will foist it upon them anyway.
@Nonilex so only republican governors are all going to meet with an authoritarian republican president, who has undermined the country’s faith in its election processes, on the year where we have midterms…
@Nonilex The Orange Manbaby doesn't want anyone there that doesn't like him. Or pretend to like him.
“This week, I learned that I was uninvited to this year’s National Governors Association dinner — a decades-long annual tradition meant to bring #governors from both parties together to build bonds & celebrate a shared service to our citizens with the President of the United States,” Moore said in a statement Sunday. “… It’s hard not to see this decision as another example of blatant #disrespect & a snub to the spirit of bipartisan #federal - #state partnership.”
Moore told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that he was confused by the White House’s decision, saying that, just a few weeks ago, he led a bipartisan group of #governors who met with the president as #Trump signed a memorandum on bringing down energy costs.
Moore also said on CNN that it was “not lost” on him that he is the only #Black governor of a state.
“I find that to be particularly painful, considering the fact that the president is trying to exclude me from an organization that not only my peers have asked me to help to lead, but then also a place where I know I belong in,” Gov. Moore said. “I’m never in a room because of someone’s benevolence nor kindness. I’m not in a room because of a social experiment. I’m in the room because I belong there & the room was incomplete until I got there.”
Eric Maruyama, a spokesperson for Polis, said the decision to exclude the Colorado governor was “disappointing.”
“Gov. Polis has always been willing to work with anyone across the political spectrum who wants to help work on the hardest problems facing Colorado & America, regardless of party or who occupies the White House,” Maruyama said in a statement.
#Trump has frequently clashed with Moore & Polis, & his decision comes after months of conflict between the #federal government & #Democratic #governors.
Moore has condemned Trump’s threat to deploy the #NationalGuard to Baltimore & defund the Maryland’s efforts to replace the fallen Key Bridge. Trump has also repeatedly claimed that Baltimore is “crime ridden” despite the fact that the city is experiencing its lowest homicide rate in 50 years.
Polis & #Trump have repeatedly feuded over Tina Peters, a former county clerk in Colorado who was #convicted in state court on #felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Polis has defended the conviction & refused the White House’s request to transfer Peters to a federal prison. Because of this, in December, Trump in a Truth Social post called Polis a “scumbag” & said he should “rot in Hell.” [so presidential🤦🏼♀️]
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