Trump slams ‘mediocre’ Republican in spat over inviting Democratic governors to White House dinner | EUROtoday

Donald Trump is attacking the Republican governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, as a part of a public spat over a reported resolution to exclude Democrats from an upcoming sequence of often bipartisan occasions gathering governors on the White House.

In a sequence of Truth Social posts on Wednesday afternoon, Trump lashed out on the “mediocre” Stitt, who chairs the National Governors Association, alleging that the Oklahoma chief was incorrect concerning the president’s plans for the occasions, which embrace a gathering and dinner on the White House.

“The invitations were sent to ALL Governors, other than two, who I feel are not worthy of being there,” Trump wrote of the dinner and assembly.

“I even invited the SLOB of a Governor, JB Pritzker, and horrendous California Governor, Gavin Newscum, to the Dinner, despite the terrible job that they are doing,” Trump added. “So, as usual with him, Stitt got it WRONG!”

Trump stated he had solely excluded Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, whom he attacked for the continuing jail sentence of a former clerk who tried to undermine the outcomes of the 2020 election, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, whom Trump claimed was “foul mouthed” and had lied about his army report and allowed Baltimore to turn into a “Crime Disaster.”

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(Moore has known as the army subject, by which he as soon as listed himself as a Bronze Star winner on a fellowship utility when he was merely beneficial for the award on the time, an “honest mistake.”)

The Independent has contacted the places of work of governors Stitt, Moore, and Polis for remark.

The White House beforehand defended the choice to go away some Democrats out of the dinner.

“Many Democrats were invited to dinner at the White House, and others were not,” a White House official informed USA Today earlier this week. “These are White House events and the President reserves the right to invite whomever he wants.”

Shortly earlier than the president despatched out his Truth Social posts, Stitt wrote to his fellow governors about subsequent week’s occasions in Washington.

In the message shared with The IndependentStitt stated that Trump was “inviting all governors of the 55 States and territories” to a enterprise breakfast on February 20.

“President Trump said this was always his intention, and we have addressed the misunderstanding in scheduling,” Stitt added.

Previously, the NGA had stated the administration determined to make the White House assembly Republicans-only, whereas Gov. Moore stated he had been “uninvited” from the related dinner, a choice he stated carried further sting primarily based on the truth that he’s the nation’s solely Black governor.

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The obvious snubs prompted the NGA to initially say it could not function the facilitator for the assembly, whereas greater than a dozen Democrats introduced they might boycott the dinner occasion.

“We’re pleased the president will welcome governors from all 55 states and territories to the White House,” Dr. Brandon Tatum, CEO of the NGA, wrote in an online assertion up to date on Wednesday. “The bipartisan White House governors meeting is a valued tradition and an important opportunity to build bridges and hold constructive conversations. The NGA looks forward to continued collaboration between governors and the White House.”

Trump and Stitt have sparred up to now.

The Oklahoma governor, who leaves workplace in 2027 and received’t have the ability to search reelection due to time period limits, criticized the Trump administration’s apply of utilizing out-of-state National Guard troops as a part of his regulation enforcement crackdown in locations like Illinois.

“We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,” Stitt informed The New York Times. “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”