WASHINGTON – Hours after blasting the popular social media company for "playing their political games," President Donald Trump met Tuesday with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in the Oval Office.

Trump, who has used Twitter for years to communicate directly with his supporters, and other conservatives have claimed the platform is too quick to restrict content from conservatives. In a series of posts on Twitter, Trump revisited the issue Tuesday and said that Congress should "get involved" in looking into those allegations.

"Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general," Trump posted on Twitter. "Look forward to keeping an open dialogue!"

The remarks came just hours after Trump accused Twitter of being "very discriminatory, hard for people to sign on."

It's not a new complaint for the president.

Last month, Trump accused Twitter and other social media networks such as Facebook of seeking to stifle conservative views. "It's collusive and it's very, very fair to say that we have to do something about it," he said on March 19.

Conservative claims that the liberal leaders and staffers of technology companies treat them unfairly have been simmering for years and gained more steam heading into last year's midterm elections. There's little evidence to back up those claims, but companies have responded by scheduling a series of meetings with conservative leaders to reassure them. Several of the nation's best-known tech executives testified on Capitol Hill about the issue last year.

Dorsey said in May of 2017 that it was "important" for Trump to keep tweeting.

“I believe it's really important to hear directly from our leadership," he told NBC's Today show. "And I believe it's really important to have these conversations out in the open, rather than have them behind closed doors."

According to Twitter, Dorsey “had a constructive meeting with the President of the United States today at the president’s invitation. They discussed Twitter’s commitment to protecting the health of the public conversation ahead of the 2020 U.S. elections and efforts under way to respond to the opioid crisis."

The White House director of social media, Dan Scavino, also attended the meeting.

Contributing: John Fritze and Jessica Guynn

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