Vermont Gov. Phil Scott will attend the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, D.C., later this week.
The state’s Republican governor will meet with his peers from across the nation and join them and other officials for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday. But there had been controversy over the annual dinner between the governors and president when Trump disinvited all the Democratic leaders. Last week, Scott said he would not attend if it wasn’t a bipartisan gathering.
“I couldn’t in good conscious go when it’s just Republicans because next time it’s going to be just Democrats. That’s just counter to everything that the NGA stands for.”
The NGA meeting is scheduled for this Thursday through Saturday.
