{"id":2571924,"date":"2026-02-20T12:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-boots-press-from-white-house-governors-breakfast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:51:23","slug":"trump-boots-press-from-white-house-governors-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-boots-press-from-white-house-governors-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump boots press from White House governors&#8217; breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-boots-press-from-white-house-governors-breakfast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump hosted a working breakfast with most of the country\u2019s governors at the White House but kicked the press out as the meeting began,saying they would speak candidly and that questions would come at the end. He briefly acknowledged being open to a possible limited strike on Iran. The event was overshadowed by controversy over invitations: Trump had invited only Republican governors this year, prompting NGA chair Kevin Stitt to threaten to withdraw, though Stitt later attributed the exclusion of Democrats to a scheduling misunderstanding. Two Democratic governors, Wes Moore (Maryland) and Jared Polis (Colorado), were reportedly left off the invite list; Polis called the snub a blow to governors, while Moore said he would attend but would not participate in political stunts and ended up sitting at a table with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The piece notes a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >similar tense moment<\/a> from last year with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes and includes a video of Trump\u2019s brief public remarks,along with related stories.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump boots press from White House governors&rsquo; breakfast<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2501361\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4463631\/trump-says-us-contribute-10-billion-board-peace\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> hosted most of the nation&rsquo;s governors for a working breakfast at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> on Friday, but opted to kick the press out.<\/p>\n<p>Just as the meeting was set to start in the State Dining Room, Trump told reporters to leave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4465176\/jacob-frey-brandon-johnson-delivering-state-of-the-union-boycott-rebuttal\/\">Jacob Frey and Brandon Johnson delivering State of the Union rebuttal at boycott event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464880\/watch-live-melania-trump-presents-inaugural-gown-smithsonian\/\">WATCH LIVE: Melania Trump presents inaugural gown at Smithsonian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464951\/watch-live-trump-holds-white-house-breakfast-governors-wes-moore-kevin-stitt\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump holds White House breakfast for governors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be asking the press to leave,&rdquo; he said from the presidential lectern. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to talk very candidly and take questions, I think, at the end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just said to [White House chief of staff] Susie [Wiles], &lsquo;What about questions?&#8217;&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;&lsquo;Sir, you can do whatever you want.&rsquo; I don&rsquo;t know if she says that to other people she&rsquo;s represented over the years, but thank you very much for being here. It&rsquo;s a great honor, and the media &mdash;&nbsp;thank you. You can leave now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president did field one shouted question from the press on his walk up to the lectern about whether he was considering a limited strike on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> to force it to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I guess, I can say, I am considering that,&rdquo; he told reporters. <\/p>\n<p>The governors&rsquo; meeting at the White House follows days of turmoil over the administration&rsquo;s handling of the event. <\/p>\n<p>Despite inviting all governors to the White House in prior years, the president originally opted to invite only Republican governors this year.&nbsp;This prompted Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-stitt\/\">Kevin Stitt<\/a> (R-OK), chairman of the National Governors Association, to say that the NGA would back out of the event, and Trump himself to brand Stitt as a &ldquo;Republican in name only.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Stitt later said that, after speaking with the president, the exclusion of Democrats should be attributed to a &ldquo;misunderstanding in scheduling.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even after the dustup with Stitt, Trump excluded two Democratic lawmakers from an invite list for Friday&rsquo;s event that made the rounds earlier this week, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\">Wes Moore<\/a> of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Polis, speaking on MS Now Thursday morning, called the snub &ldquo;a blow against the governors as a whole.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moore, the vice-chairman of the NGA, has been publicly feuding with the president regarding the cleanup of the Potomac River sewage spill and said that the White House had opted not to invite him to the breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>However, a source familiar with the matter told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the White House invited him on Thursday, and Moore also confirmed his attendance in a statement early Friday morning. He ended up sitting at a table with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I remain ready and willing to find common ground, produce results for the people of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a>, and fight to ensure my fellow governors can do the same for the people they represent,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;I will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-shot-to-death-in-apparent-assassination-bongino-says-fbi-is-fully-engaged-on-the-ground\/\" title=\"Lawmaker Shot to Death in Apparent Assassination, Bongino Says FBI Is &#039;Fully E...ged&#039; on the Ground\">attend today&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s business meeting with my colleagues at the White House. But let me be abundantly clear: I will not participate in political stunts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the governors&rsquo; breakfast featured a heated moment between Trump and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/janet-mills\/\">Janet Mills<\/a> (D-ME) over the president&rsquo;s policies seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-legislature-votes-to-bar-transgender-athletes-from-girls-school-teams\/\" title=\"Alabama Legislature Votes To Bar ... From Girls\u2019 School Teams\">bar transgender athletes<\/a> from competing in women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4464808\/koch-backed-latino-group-announces-first-2026-endorsements\/\"><strong>KOCH-BACKED LATINO GROUP ANNOUNCES FIRST 2026 ENDORSEMENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mills was among the group of Democratic governors who planned to boycott Friday&rsquo;s breakfast over Polis and Moore&rsquo;s exclusion from the invite list.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Trump&rsquo;s incredibly brief public comments at the breakfast in full below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"A60a0kjALQs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in a Working Breakfast with Governors\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A60a0kjALQs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump ejects press at governors&#8217; White House breakfast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3007,"featured_media":2571925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26051525927946.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74225,4604,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2571924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-governors-breakfast","tag-press","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26051525927946.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571928,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571924\/revisions\/2571928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}