US EditionWes Moore Says He Won’t Attend Governors Meeting at White House After Dinner Snub
Governor Wes Moore rejects exclusion from White House events by President Trump but commits to cooperation with all governors, emphasizing respect and collaboration.
- At a CBS town hall this week, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore rejected a White House dinner invitation tied to the NGA's Feb. 19-21, 2026 annual meeting and announced Thursday he will not attend, saying President Donald Trump 'does not determine my worthiness.'
- After the NGA protested, officials said the invitation plan would be adjusted, and Trump posted that all but two governors would be invited, leaving out Moore and Polis.
- Most Democratic governors declined to attend a White House dinner after Moore and Polis were disinvited, while Mills said she would attend a bipartisan NGA meeting.
- After NGA co-chair Kevin Stitt said all governors are invited, the Feb. 19 through 21 event was reinstated following earlier threats of cancellation, highlighting NGA's bipartisan role.
- Viewed as a rising national figure, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, potential 2028 contender, counters Trump policies and his high-profile defiance could boost his national standing amid lasting NGA tensions.
7 Articles
7 Articles
Kansas Democratic governor plans to attend White House meeting
Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions during a Dec. 16, 2025, interview in her office at the Statehouse. She plans to attend a White House business meeting but skip a dinner with other governors. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly plans to attend a business meeting at the White House next week, which comes after President Donald Trump flip-flopped on invitations and Democrats promised to boycott. Kelly’s offic…
Wes Moore to skip national governors' White House meeting
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) announced Thursday he will not attend an annual meeting for governors at the White House, citing President Donald Trump’s move to disinvite him from a separate gubernatorial dinner. “If the point of the meeting that he’s singled me out and told me I’m disinvited from … is to turn it into name-calling or to follow what he did in his most recent tweet, which is full of lies and it’s ignorant and it’s unhinged. If the point o…
Wes Moore says he won’t attend governors meeting at White House after dinner snub
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said he will skip the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting at the White House next Friday after President Trump excluded him and another Democrat from a separate dinner for governors and their families the following day. Moore, the vice chair of the bipartisan NGA, addressed the president’s decision to single…
Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings; Colorado Gov. Polis says decision is ‘disappointing’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House and to disinvite several others from a black-tie dinner, according to the White House, the governors and the National Governors Association.
Gov. Wes Moore dismisses Trump's "not worthy" snub and exclusion from White House events: "I will bow down to no one"
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shrugged off President Trump's claim that he was "not worthy" to attend an annual White House dinner, telling CBS News Mr. Trump does "not determine my worthiness."
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
