President Donald Trump said Oklahoma will “soon” have a governor who can “accurately write a Press Release” in his latest dig against Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) on Thursday.
Trump’s rift with Stitt stems from the president’s rejection of the governor’s allegation that the White House invited only Republican governors to the annual governors’ dinner. This prompted the National Governors Association, which Stitt chairs, to cancel its annual meeting with the president later this month.
Trump said on Wednesday that he invited all governors except for Govs. Wes Moore (D-MD), the NGA’s vice chairman, and Jared Polis (D-CO).
“Remember, it was RINO Governor Kevin Stitt, of Oklahoma, who was massively behind his Opponent in his previous Election for Governor, who called me to ask for help. I Endorsed him (Barely!), and he won his Race,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Trump said Stitt “barely” won reelection in 2022 despite the governor winning by roughly 14%, outpacing Democratic challenger Joy Hofmeister.
Trump also said he would see “whoever shows up at the White House” for the annual governors’ dinner, adding “the fewer the better.”
In a separate statement, Trump apologized to “my cherished Oklahoma” for backing Stitt on Wednesday night.
“When Kevin Stitt, the very mediocre (at best!) RINO Governor of Oklahoma, was losing his Election to a Democrat, primarily because he did a bad job, he called for my help. I Endorsed him, and he won — Sorry, my cherished Oklahoma, to have done that to you!” Trump said on Truth Social.
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The president said he did not invite Moore because the governor is “doing a terrible job on the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” and allowing Baltimore “to continue to be a Crime Disaster.” He also said he did not invite Polis because, in his view, the Colorado governor “unfairly incarcerated in solitary confinement a 73-year-old cancer-stricken woman (a nine-year term!) for attempting to fight Democrat voter fraud.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to Stitt’s office for comment.