WASHINGTON — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he was not invited to and would not attend a working breakfast for governors at the White House this week after President Donald Trump repeatedly insulted him.
"No. The president's been very clear on multiple occasions that he does not want to see me, so I'm fine with that," Moore, a Democrat, said in a Feb. 18 interview with USA TODAY.
Trump has singled out Moore for criticism, blaming him for a Potomac sewage spill, assailing his handing of Baltimore's bridge collapse and invoking a controversy over his military record. Moore is up for reelection this year and is considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate, even though he's said he sees no reason to run.
Trump initially sought to limit the traditionally bipartisan event that's associated with the annual National Governors' Association meeting in Washington to elected Republicans. The bipartisan organization that's led by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, then said it would no longer participate, forcing what appeared to be an about-face by the president.
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