WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s Tim Walz, one of the nation’s foremost governors, is quitting the National Governors Association for being too soft on President Trump, sources said. Quitting too is Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Both Walz and Kelly are Democrats. They have firmly opposed Trump’s massive budget for state-administered healthcare programs and other social safety nets for needy people. Walz and Kelly say the governors’ association has abandoned its historical advocacy for state needs. Walz, according to sources, sees partisanship as undermining the association’s traditional bipartisan approach on state issues — and become a Trump lackey. The association has 27 Republican governors and 23 Democratic governors. The Walz departure n is especially significant because of his prominence. He’s been the recent chair of the Democratic National Governors Association. In 2024 was he was Number 2 on the Democratic presential ticket.
