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Tim Walz Ditches Governors’ Association Over Lack of Trump Pushback

The former Democratic Party vice presidential nominee reportedly thinks the National Governors Association should be doing more to challenge the MAGA White House.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to leave the National Governors’ Association, a bipartisan group that brings together the 50 states’ top executives, in protest against the organization’s failure to push back against President Donald Trump’s policies. He’s joined by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, who has also grown disillusioned with the group for “not living up to the most fundamental aspect of its mission statement,” a source told ABC News. Incoming vice-chair, Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, said he’s aware of discontent among the ranks but remains optimistic about the future. “I think a lot of the frustration … is justified, because I don’t think this organization has really moved with a sense of urgency on some of these topics that they needed to," he said. “I think they also know that I hear their frustrations, and I plan on addressing their frustrations.” The Daily Beast has reached out to Walz’s office for comment.