Full statement h/t @finnygo
Statement from Governor Moore on National Governors Association Bipartisan Dinner:
“This week, I learned that I was uninvited to this year’s National Governors Association dinner — a decades long annual tradition meant to bring governors from both parties together to build bonds and celebrate a shared service to our citizens with the President of the United States. My peers, both democrats and republicans, selected me to serve as the Vice-Chair of the NGA, another reason why it’s hard not to see this decision as another example of blatant disrespect and a snub to the spirit of bipartisan federal-state partnership.
“As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not.
“What makes it especially confounding is that just weeks ago I was at the White House with a bipartisan group of governors working with the administration on reforms to lower energy costs and strengthen grid reliability. We proved in that moment what’s possible when we stay focused on outcomes over politics.
“As Governor of Maryland and Vice Chair of the NGA, my approach will never change: I’m ready to work with the administration anywhere we can deliver results —Yet I promised the people of my state I will work with anybody but will bow down to nobody. And I guess the President doesn’t like that.”
The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.
It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not.
Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on.
Can we not see what is happening here? C’mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go…
ESPN Research dug up an incredible stat that epitomizes Jeff Monken and his @ArmyWP_Football program. In their AAC championship win over Tulane, the Black Knights became the only FBS team in at least the last 20 years to have no turnovers, no penalties and no punts in a game.
New story: Army is 7-0 … the hard way. No program outs greater demands on its players than West Point, where they’re thriving against the grain of the sport. They’re the Last of the Hard
“You can talk about it. Or you can f——— be about it.”
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