2021 governors summit

The 2021 governors' summit was held on February 18, 2021, at the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Tom Kirkman and all 50 U.S. state governors. It was the first in-person event between Kirkman and all governors. The summit was held to discuss issues left in the aftermath of the Capitol bombing, primarily the lack of a United States Congress.
The summit was originally tense with several governors questioning Kirkman's legitimacy as president. Despite the original friction, the summit ended successfully after all 50 governors agreed to appoint two individuals each to the United States Senate and hold special elections in their states for the House of Representatives. Governors representing states that did not have constitutional authority to appoint temporary occupants to the Senate prior to the next regular election agreed to call emergency legislative session to adopt state amendments permitting them to do so. The deal was reached after Kirkman agreed to temporarily suspend all immigration into the United States to reevaluate customs procedures.
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