Far-Right Web stinking SwampCritters Claim WH-#Trump Invited Them To 'Social Media Summit'--
Several nasty RW cartoons at link.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-right-wing-social-media-summit-carpe-donktum-ben-garrison-bill-mitchell
Far-Right Web Personalities Claim WH Invited Them To ‘Social Media Summit’
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By Matt Shuham
July 8, 2019 4:53 pm
A bevy of far-right internet personalities has claimed in recent days to have received invitations to the White House’s “Social Media Summit” on Thursday, further blurring the line between the mainstream Republican Party and fringe figures that cater to its farthest edges.
One of the people who claims they’ve been invited to the event has published anti-Semitic cartoons. Another has promoted the bizarre and wide-ranging QAnon conspiracy theory. A third is a celebrated meme-r whose creations have been tweeted by President Trump.
The White House does not seem eager to confirm the invitees.
Declining to confirm an actual invite list, White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said in an email, “This event will bring together digital leaders for a robust conversation on the opportunities and challenges of today’s online environment.”
Yet so far, several people have claimed they received White House invites.
Perhaps most notably, the massively popular right-wing cartoonist Ben Garrison claimed on Twitter Friday to have been invited to attend. While most of Garrison’s cartoons are dense word clouds focused on the Democratic establishment, some have been described as anti-Semitic and xenophobic.......................
.......................Another right-wing personality who’s said he’s been to the White House was there just a few days ago.
The operators of the “@mad-liberals” and “@CarpeDonktum” accounts both claimed they were invited to the summit, and CarpeDonktum recently posted pictures of their Oval Office visit with Trump.....................
Link to tweet
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