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.
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‘Nah I’m Good’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Effortlessly Claps Back at a Spiteful Donald Trump as One Woman’s Reaction Hijacks the Moment
An enraged President Donald Trump threw an angry tantrum when his plans to divide the National Governors Association by not inviting several Democrats, including the country’s only Black top state official, to an annual White House meeting because they were “not worthy” epically failed. The group’s annual bipartisan winter gathering for the nation’s 55 states and territories is scheduled for Feb. 19 -21 in Washington and usually includes a busin…
'You do not determine my worthiness': Gov. Moore speaks on President Trump snubbing him from NGA meeting
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore spoke out Thursday on not being invited to the White House for the upcoming National Governors Association meeting. The governors’ group, which is scheduled to meet from Feb. 19-21, is one of the few remaining venues where political leaders from both major parties gather to discuss the top issues facing their communities. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has the disc…
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…
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