National Governors Association

After the White House limited invitations to a Feb. 20 governors’ business meeting to Republicans — explicitly excluding Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis — the National Governors Association withdrew as the meeting’s facilitator, removed the event from its program, and 18 Democratic governors announced a boycott of White House events. The dispute prompted public attacks from President Trump on NGA chair Kevin Stitt, defenses from the White House, criticism from NGA leaders, and the administration proceeded to host a separate governors’ breakfast that some governors still plan to attend.