WASHINGTON – The National Governors Association says governors from both parties will be able to meet with the president Donald Trump After the White House initially invited only Republicans to a business meeting later this month.
The governor’s group says Trump will welcome Democrats and Republicans to the White House”We are pleased that the president will welcome the governors of all 55 states and territories to the White House,” the group’s chief executive, Brandon Tatum, said Wednesday.
It is not yet clear whether each governor will attend the entire White House event. Trump initially planned to invite only Republicans to a business meeting when the governors were in Washington for their annual gathering later this month. That prompted an outcry from dozens of Democrats who said they would boycott a White House dinner if they weren’t fully included in the business meeting.
“If reports are true that all governors are not invited to these events, which have historically been productive and bipartisan opportunities for collaboration, we will not be attending the White House dinner this year,” the Democrats said.
threatens conflict upend which has long served as one of Washington’s rare bipartisan gatherings.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitta Republican who chairs the NGA, told assistant governors on Wednesday that everyone would be invited to the meeting, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The person said the announcement followed a conversation between Stitt and the White House.
The White House did not immediately comment on the meeting. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt said Trump “has the discretion to invite whoever he wants to the White House.”
“It’s a people’s house,” she said. “It’s also the president’s home, so he can invite whoever he wants to dinners and events at the White House.”
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