Democratic governors disinvited from traditionally bipartisan White House gatherings

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Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2026, 9:16 PM ET


Every year, the nation’s governors convene in Washington, DC, for a friendly winter confab that includes a working meeting at the White House and a black-tie dinner hosted by the president.

This year, President Donald Trump is adjusting the guest list for the long, bipartisan tradition. Democratic governors have been excluded from the business meeting, and two of those governors, Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado, were not invited to the dinner, according to a source familiar with the matter.

“We are disappointed in the administration’s decision to make it a partisan occasion this year,” interim National Governors Association CEO Brandon Tatum said in a statement. He added: “To disinvite individual governors to the White House sessions undermines an important opportunity for federal-state collaboration.”

The decision to exclude Democrats from the working session at the White House marks a break in tradition from presidents of both parties. With Moore and Polis disinvited from the dinner, two Democratic officials said several governors were re-evaluating whether they planned to attend.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/politics/white-house-democratic-governors-meeting

[C_U_L8R]

1. Repubs never fail to show how small they are.

Just really awful and pathetic people. It’s sickening.
Do they really relish living the joyless loathsome lives like they do?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. That is because Trump cannot "CONTROL" Dem Governors.

Which is why it has become evident that withholding Federally appropriated monies to states headed by Democratic Governors is because they have the law and Constitution on their side and Trump does not.

[FakeNoose]

3. Why don't the Repuke governors each invite a Dem governor as their "guest"?

[orangecrush]

4. What an honor!

[lamp_shade]

5. Considering the current climate, it's possible that some R's will have other things to do that day.

[William Seger]

6. America's smallest president, deliberately divides America, shows his ass...

... then wants public buildings named after himself.

[travelingthrulife]

7. Wear it proudly. Republicans won't work with you anyway.

They should schedule tv time to address the nation during these get-together they are not invited to.

[LSparkle]

9. I nominate Gavin Newsom to headline counter programming

“It’ll be wild” ...

[Americanme]

8. If Republican governors have any morality,

or traditional American values, they will refuse to attend unless all governors are included.

[mdbl]

10. Democratic governors should get together and have their own black tie dinner event

Make it a big patriotic event just like the magats do. Flag waving, democracy cheering, etc. Make it a stark contrast to a bunch of fascist assholes eating like pigs at the white house.

[radical noodle]

11. I can't imagine that they wanted to go

What a crummy waste of an evening.

[Figarosmom]

12. I bet that means

The meeting part is going to be about rigging elections.

[MLWR]

13. Dem governors should consider themselves lucky.

They don't have to waste time listening to the racist, senile, old fool bloviate and repeat his list of grudges and grievances and then brag about his great achievements that exist only in his own mind.