"} 4e:{"type":"p","text":"In a Feb. 10 letter, a group of 18 Democratic governors said, “If the reports are true that not all governors are invited to these events, which have historically been productive and bipartisan opportunities for collaboration, we will not be attending the White House dinner this year.”"} 4f:{"type":"p","text":"“Democratic governors remain united and will never stop fighting to protect and make life better for people in our states,” read the letter, obtained by the Associated Press."} 50:{"type":"p","text":"The governors were set to meet at the White House on Feb. 20 as part of an annual gathering, which coincided with the National Governor Association’s Winter Meeting this year. The letter followed a statement from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who chairs the association, that the White House intended to limit invitations to only Republican governors."} 51:{"type":"p","text":"The association said on Feb. 6 that it would no longer endorse the meeting, citing concerns about limited invitations. It’s unclear exactly how many Democratic governors were uninvited by the White House."} 52:{"type":"p","text":"“These are White House events and the President reserves the right to invite whomever he wants,” a White House official said in an email to The Epoch Times."} 53:{"type":"p","text":"“Many Democrats were invited to dinner at the White House, and others were not.”"} 54:{"type":"p","text":"When asked about the association’s decision, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Feb. 10 press briefing that the president “can invite whomever he wants to dinner and events here at the White House.”"} 55:{"type":"p","text":"“He welcomes all those who received an invitation to come and if they don’t want to, that’s their loss,” Leavitt said."} 56:{"type":"p","t

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