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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shrugged disconnected President Trump's remark that helium was "not worthy" to be an yearly White House meal featuring governors from some parties, telling CBS News the president does "not find my worthiness."
Moore said that "if the constituent of the gathering is to crook it into name-calling … I volition not go."
The politician besides said: "I volition enactment with anyone. But I volition bow down to nary one. And I deliberation the president has a occupation with that."
Moore spoke with CBS News elder analogous Norah O'Donnell connected Thursday during a municipality hallway that volition aerial Sunday evening.
A time earlier the conversation, Mr. Trump announced that each politician successful the U.S. would beryllium invited to a ceremonial gathering and meal astatine the White House arsenic portion of the National Governors Association's yearly league adjacent week — but for 2 Democrats.
Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were "not worthy of being there," Mr. Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post. The president criticized Moore's show arsenic governor, called him "foul mouthed" and accused him of lying astir receiving a Bronze Star successful the military. (Moore has said helium made an "honest mistake" connected a White House fellowship exertion successful 2006, and helium eventually received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan.)
In response, Moore told CBS News: "I bash privation to beryllium wide to the president — respectfully, you bash not find my worthiness. God determines my worthiness. The radical of Maryland find my worthiness. They are who I reply to. Not him."
Initially, the Trump medication was going to exclude each Democratic governors from a ceremonial concern gathering astatine the White House adjacent week, according to the National Governors Association and a root acquainted with the matter. And Polis and Moore were specifically told they were not invited to a abstracted meal the pursuing day, starring astir of the nation's Democratic governors to denote that they wouldn't be retired of solidarity.
A Polis spokesperson said successful effect to the snub that "no substance what events Colorado is oregon isn't invited to, Governor Polis volition proceed to absorption connected moving with his chap governors and anyone who wants to assistance marque people's lives better."
Watch CBS News Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Governor Wes Moore, moderated by Norah O'Donnell connected Sunday astatine 8 p.m. ET/PT, close aft 60 Minutes connected CBS.
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