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The president also teased that he'll be giving a long speech tomorrow in his State of the Union address.
Last year, Trump broke the record for the longest State of the Union address.
He spoke for roughly 99 minutes.
The annual gathering of governors in Washington usually includes a meeting at the White House.
But this year, Trump bucked the norm when he decided to only invite Republican governors.
The leader of the Bipartisan Governors Association, Republican Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, tried to smooth things over with Trump.
And all governors were ultimately invited for the meeting today.
But several Democrats have said they plan to skip it.
More than a dozen Democrats are also boycotting the formal dinner at the White House Saturday, an event that two governors, Maryland's Wes Moore and Colorado's Jared Polis, are still not invited to.
Before the post was taken down, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said that the clip Trump posted is from a, quote, Internet meme.
It depicts Trump as king of the jungle, while Democrats are shown as characters from The Lion King.
Leavitt also said to, quote, please stop the fake outrage.
Trump has a history of making racist remarks towards black people.
For years, he pushed the false narrative that Obama was not born in the U.S.,
In addition, he's used derogatory language to describe African countries.
He's also tried to falsely claim former Vice President Kamala Harris, quote, turned black.
Harris identifies as black and Indian American.