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BaronChocula

(4,214 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:12 PM 17 hrs ago

Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON – Democratic governors from across the country say they will boycott a White House dinner and meeting with President Donald Trump after he excluded two of their colleagues from a historically bipartisan annual gathering.

Their move comes after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were disinvited from a White House dinner with the National Governors Association, a nonpartisan group made up of all 50 state leaders set to gather in Washington from Feb. 19 to 21. Trump this year is also welcoming only Republicans to a separate White House meeting that has historically included all governors.

In a statement to USA TODAY, more than a dozen Democrats blasted Trump's decision, saying it is the most recent example of a turbulent administration

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/democrat-governors-boycott-white-house-dinner/88606162007/

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Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner (Original Post) BaronChocula 17 hrs ago OP
They ought to have their own meeting about how to work around him. ificandream 17 hrs ago #1
Trump being his divisive self. Glad they're not going along with it. nt SunSeeker 17 hrs ago #2
I wonder why it took this long BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #6
Good malaise 17 hrs ago #3
The Governors' Association canceled the WH meeting hatrack 17 hrs ago #4
They didn't disinvite Newsom?................. Lovie777 17 hrs ago #5
Nope BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #8
The disinvited the black man and the gay man obamanut2012 17 hrs ago #10
Well, we'll see if any Republican governors have the intentional fortitude to boycott Walleye 17 hrs ago #7
I would laugh at that statement BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #9
I think Gavin should invite all the Governors to warm, Sunny California. BurnDoubt 16 hrs ago #11
Where can you get shitty dinners like Trump's, less the gold plate? usonian 16 hrs ago #12

hatrack

(64,543 posts)
4. The Governors' Association canceled the WH meeting
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:25 PM
17 hrs ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group of state leaders meet in Washington later this month after the White House planned to invite only Republicans.

"NGA staff was informed that the White House intends to limit invitations to the annual business meeting, scheduled for February 20, to Republican governors only," Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican who is the chairman of the NGA, said in a Monday letter to fellow governors obtained by The Associated Press. "Because NGA's mission is to represent all 55 governors, the Association is no longer serving as the facilitator for that event, and it is no longer included in our official program."

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/governors-wont-hold-meeting-with-trump-after-white-house-only-invited-republicans-stitt-says

BaronChocula

(4,214 posts)
9. I would laugh at that statement
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:36 PM
17 hrs ago

if Lil Hitler had approval ratings in the 40s. But who knows what rat calculus is churning in the minds of maga cowards now.

BurnDoubt

(1,589 posts)
11. I think Gavin should invite all the Governors to warm, Sunny California.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:07 PM
16 hrs ago

Share why We Love It Here!
Put down the Pikes and have a cool one and a little something from the Bar-B-Que.
Try not being a bag of dicks for a few hours and try to have a laugh or two.
It really doesn't have to be like this. It really doesn't.

usonian

(24,166 posts)
12. Where can you get shitty dinners like Trump's, less the gold plate?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:31 PM
16 hrs ago


Nobody will serve food this crappy. Health code.
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