President Trump meets with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, discusses 'health of public conversation'
The meeting, which was confirmed by representatives from both the White House and Twitter, focused on "the health of the public conversation."Cole Burston / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.President Donald Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday just hours after claiming the company had treated him poorly.
The 30-minute, closed-door meeting, which was confirmed by representatives from both the White House and Twitter, focused on"the health of the public conversation" on social media and ways to respond to the opioid crisis, according to a Twitter spokesperson. Trump has been both a prolific user of Twitter and a vocal critic, suggesting at times, and without evidence, that Silicon Valley's social media giants have a bias against conservatives.
The meeting, which also included other Twitter executives and senior White House personnel, was prompted by an invitation from the White House.out a quote from Maria Bartiromo's show on Fox Business Network in which Daniel Ives, equity research managing director at investment firm Wedbush Securities, touted the president's positive impact on the company.
that Twitter was"very discriminatory" and claimed it had made it harder for people to"sign on." In a subsequent tweet, Trump claimed his follower count would be higher if Twitter were not"playing their political games."
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