Facebook hasn't received an invite to the White House's upcoming social media summit, the company confirmed on Monday.
The White House last month announced this event for July 11, saying the "opportunities and challenges of today's online environment" would be discussed at the event, which would include "digital leaders," Politico reports. This came on the very same day that President Trump was publicly bashing both Facebook and Twitter, suggesting Facebook should be sued for alleged bias against conservatives and claiming Twitter limits his reach and makes it "very hard for people to join me."
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