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BumRushDaShow

(167,518 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:01 AM 22 hrs ago

'Speaks Volumes': Kentucky Gov Boycotting White House Dinner After Trump Refuses to Invite Nation's Only Black Governor

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 14th, 2026, 6:30 pm


Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) vowed Saturday that he will not attend the upcoming White House dinner for governor’s and their families because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to invite Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), who is the sole Black governor in the nation.

In a confusing turn of events, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) — who chairs the National Governors Association — claimed earlier this week that the president was only inviting Republican governors to the normally bipartisan meeting and dinner. Trump took to Truth Social to claim that Stitt got it all “WRONG,” and that he was not excluding all Democrats — only Polis and Moore were not invited to the dinner.

Trump wrote, “I did not invite the Governor of Colorado, who has unfairly incarcerated in solitary confinement a 73-year-old cancer stricken woman (A nine year term!), for attempting to fight Democrat Voter Fraud, plus the foul mouthed Governor of Maryland, who fraudulently stated that he received Military medals, A LIE, is doing a terrible job on the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and has allowed Baltimore to continue to be a Crime Disaster.”

Moore has said he will skip the meeting altogether if he’s excluded from the dinner. Beshear told MS NOW’s Al Sharpton that he won’t attend the event either if his friend Moore is excluded. “Nearly everything that Trump touches, he destroys,” Beshear began. “He has taken a annual bipartisan tradition, and he’s turned it into his own 12-year-old birthday party, where he’s going to invite some people and not invite others. ‘Everybody but Billy is invited.'”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/speaks-volumes-kentucky-gov-boycotting-white-house-dinner-after-trump-refuses-to-invite-nations-only-black-governor/



As a note - there are 2 different White House "events" with this story - "a bipartisan meeting" and "a bipartisan dinner" (and the governors also meet with just themselves as part of their annual program).
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'Speaks Volumes': Kentucky Gov Boycotting White House Dinner After Trump Refuses to Invite Nation's Only Black Governor (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP
All of them should boycott it, but of course they won't. Vinca 22 hrs ago #1
Mayhaps, Magoo48 19 hrs ago #3
How can ANY Dem go under these circumstances. Remember this is TACO Trump Bluetus 11 hrs ago #11
Good for Shapiro. Now how about the rest of you? Bluetus 11 hrs ago #12
WTF, Gov Kelly? Bluetus 11 hrs ago #13
Pritzker is on it. Bluetus 11 hrs ago #14
See this posted below this morning BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #17
The news reports are conflicting, probably because Trump keeps changing Bluetus 4 hrs ago #18
Hat-tip to Andy Beshear, a true leader 70sEraVet 19 hrs ago #2
So, Beshear is the only Dem Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #4
A number already came out to say they were boycotting last week BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #5
Go Kansas Dem Governor Laura Kelly!!! Bengus81 16 hrs ago #9
......... paleotn 16 hrs ago #8
All three are welcome at my house. It will be more fun and better food. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #6
Democratic voter fraud in Mesa County Colorado? They voted strong republican since 1948 - except 33taw 8 hrs ago #15
Memo to Trump: AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #7
"12-year-old birthday party," Bayard 15 hrs ago #10
All you're really missing is a Filet o Fish and the smell of shit. flvegan 8 hrs ago #16

Magoo48

(6,711 posts)
3. Mayhaps,
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:06 AM
19 hrs ago

all the dem govs, and any so moved Rs, might have a big potluck over at the uninvited dude’s place. You know, all casual and polite, sorta letting the inherent Fuck You to the orange cartoon-character speak for itself. Invite the press; interview some folks around the keg. Everyone having a good old time.

Bluetus

(2,528 posts)
11. How can ANY Dem go under these circumstances. Remember this is TACO Trump
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:08 PM
11 hrs ago

This is not a hard choice. Every last Dem Governor should make a very public statement today that this is unacceptable and we will not be party to any racism, and certainly nothing so nakedly racist as this.

And for that matter, even without the racism, it must be 100% unacceptable to EVERY Dem Governor to have any of them singled out for punishment, as is the case with Polis. Unacceptable every day of the week. Shove all of that up Trump's ass and watch the TACO show up.

This is not a hard decision. Anybody who needs more than about 30 seconds to consider this should resign and turn the job over to somebody with more backbone and more ability to think strategically.

Bluetus

(2,528 posts)
18. The news reports are conflicting, probably because Trump keeps changing
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:07 AM
4 hrs ago

At first, he apparently banned some unspecified Dems. There was strong pushback, and then he said he was only banning the black one and the gay one, as if that made it better. Dem Senators have variously made statements indicating they are boycotting. But it is unclear if that changes with the clarification that only blacks and gays are banned. Then some reports said the dinner is canceled entirely, which seems even shittier than before. That says "If you won't let be single out blacks and gays, then I don't even want to have the damn dinner."

What an asshole this guy is. He had his chance to correct himself. There should be no further discussion. The Governors should have their meeting and leave Trump out of it.

70sEraVet

(5,375 posts)
2. Hat-tip to Andy Beshear, a true leader
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:58 AM
19 hrs ago

I live just a few miles from Kentucky, yet, in terms of quantity of leadership, my Governor (Lee of TN) is LIGHT YEARS behind Beshear!

BumRushDaShow

(167,518 posts)
5. A number already came out to say they were boycotting last week
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:54 AM
18 hrs ago
Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner

It's just that Beshear appeared on a show yesterday and that made the (recent) news! Plus Stitt sent a notice to 45 that the "meeting" (different from the "dinner" ) would not be on the official NGA schedule due to its stipulations of GOP only, although that has since changed as reports were that ALL (D) governors were given invites to that "meeting" (including Moore and Polis).


Below from here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3614834



Keep up!!!

33taw

(3,308 posts)
15. Democratic voter fraud in Mesa County Colorado? They voted strong republican since 1948 - except
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:37 PM
8 hrs ago

1964.

AverageOldGuy

(3,602 posts)
7. Memo to Trump:
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 11:05 AM
17 hrs ago

You say:

Trump wrote, “I did not invite the Governor of Colorado, who has unfairly incarcerated in solitary confinement a 73-year-old cancer stricken woman (A nine year term!), for attempting to fight Democrat Voter Fraud,


I respond: I hope she fucking dies in jail.

Bayard

(29,080 posts)
10. "12-year-old birthday party,"
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:10 PM
15 hrs ago

A very apt description.

Our governor has been amazing. I tremble to think of the next guy in office will destroy all of Gov. Beshear's good work.

flvegan

(66,039 posts)
16. All you're really missing is a Filet o Fish and the smell of shit.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:47 PM
8 hrs ago

I'd boycott it just because the very sound of Dopey Donnie's voice makes me ill.

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