He added that the companies “succeed and
grow by building a broad user base regardless of
party affiliation or political perspectives.”
Twitter spokeswoman Katie Rosborough, in a
statement, said “We enforce the Twitter rules
impartially for all users, regardless of their
background or political affiliation. We are
constantly working to improve our systems and
will continue to be transparent in our efforts.”
The White House conference offers Trump a
chance to play to his conservative base in the
lead-up to the 2020 election.
Trump has played to conservative concerns
about bias on other issues. In March, he signed
an executive order requiring U.S. colleges to
protect free speech on their campuses or risk
losing federal research funding. The order
cheered those who said universities were
attempting to silence some conservative
students and speakers. But critics called the
order unnecessary.
The president himself was dealt a setback
Tuesday in his legal battle against Twitter, his
favored means of communicating. A federal
appeals court in New York City ruled that the
president can’t ban critics from his Twitter
account, saying the First Amendment calls for
more speech, rather than less, on matters of
public concern.
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