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The National Governors Association has officially removed a planned White House meeting from its agenda following reports that the administration intended to invite only Republican governors.
According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, concerns arose after it was learned that the gathering would not include governors from both major parties — a move that would break from the association’s longstanding bipartisan framework. The NGA traditionally operates as a cross-party organization representing governors from all 50 states and U.S. territories, emphasizing collaboration regardless of political affiliation.
The reported plan to limit attendance to Republican governors sparked pushback, as such a meeting could undermine the association’s core mission of fostering bipartisan dialogue between state leaders and the federal government. In response, the White House meeting was removed from the official agenda.
The White House has not publicly detailed the reasoning behind the reported invitation list, and it remains unclear whether a separate partisan meeting may still take place outside of the NGA’s formal programming.
The development highlights continuing political tensions between the administration and Democratic state leaders, while also underscoring the delicate balance bipartisan organizations must maintain in highly polarized times.
