Trump counters ‘RINO’ Kevin Stitt on governors’ dinner snub, says only Jared Polis and Wes Moore were uninvited

Published February 11, 2026 5:50pm ET



President Donald Trump on Wednesday disputed a claim by Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) that the White House planned to limit invitations to a governors’ dinner to Republicans.

Trump clarified in a Truth Social post that, despite Stitt’s allegation that only Republican governors were invited, invitations were sent to nearly all governors regardless of party affiliation, except for two, Govs. Wes Moore (D-MD) and Jared Polis (D-CO).

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