Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Says White House Uninvited Him From Governors Dinner

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Says White House Uninvited Him From Governors Dinner

Wes Moore says he was uninvited from this year’s National Governors Association (NGA) dinner, a decades-long bipartisan tradition meant to bring governors together with the President of the United States.

In a public statement, Moore said he only recently learned he was removed from the guest list despite being selected by both Democratic and Republican governors to serve as Vice Chair of the NGA. He described the decision as “blatant disrespect” and said it runs counter to the spirit of bipartisan federal-state cooperation.

Moore also underscored the broader implications of the move, noting that he is currently the nation’s only Black governor. He said being singled out for exclusion from a bipartisan tradition carries “added weight — whether that was the intent or not.”

The Maryland governor added that the decision was especially confusing given that just weeks earlier he was at the White House with a bipartisan group of governors, working with the administration on efforts to lower energy costs and strengthen grid reliability.

Despite the snub, Moore said his governing approach remains unchanged. He stated that he is willing to work with the administration wherever results can be delivered, but emphasized that he promised Marylanders he would “work with anybody but bow down to nobody.”

Moore closed by suggesting that his refusal to yield politically may be at the heart of the issue, writing that he “guesses the President doesn’t like that” — a remark that has since sparked sharp reactions and debate online.