An Iowa Democrat on Tuesday alleged she was disinvited from attending a tour of an ethanol plant with President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE and other officials, accusing the White House of putting "political theater" ahead of bipartisanship.

But the White House disputed the account of Rep. Cindy Axne Cindy AxneVulnerable Democrats tell Pelosi COVID-19 compromise 'essential' House passes bill to avert shutdown House moves toward spending vote after bipartisan talks MORE's (D-Iowa) office, asserting the invitation was only to attend Trump’s remarks at the facility and was never withdrawn.

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"Congresswoman Axne was invited to attend the President’s remarks in Council Bluffs today, and such invite was never rescinded," a senior White House official said. "It’s unfortunate that she is choosing to spend her time in the D.C. swamp while the President shows true leadership and appreciation for our Nation’s agriculture community in Iowa.”

The fallout over the event was first reported by the Des Moines Register.

The Hill obtained correspondence between the two parties that showed Axne's office specifically asked if the congresswoman would be receiving an invitation to the president's ethanol plant tour in Council Bluffs.

The White House later responded that Axne's office would receive an invite, though the invitation makes no explicit mention of the tour.

Axne's office sent out a news release on Monday saying she had accepted a White House invitation to join Trump on his tour of Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, an ethanol facility located in her home district.

The congresswoman's office received a phone call after sending the advisory clarifying that they were not invited to join the president on his tour.

"Unfortunately, the White House decided at the last minute that political theater was more important than working together for the benefit of all Iowans and rescinded the invitation to the tour," Madeleine Russak, a spokeswoman for Axne, said in a statement to The Hill. "It appears they are only allowing Republican elected officials to attend the tour, so Congresswoman Axne is now back in Washington.”

Russak told The Hill that the congresswoman flew back to the capital on Tuesday, and that she has requested an in-person meeting with Trump to discuss tariffs and ethanol policy that affects her constituents.

Axne's absence was apparent when Trump acknowledged several public officials who were in attendance during the event in Council Bluffs. Sens. Joni Ernst Joni Kay ErnstTillis appears to reinforce question about COVID-19 death toll The power of incumbency: How Trump is using the Oval Office to win reelection Poll: Trump opens up 6-point lead over Biden in Iowa MORE (Iowa) and Deb Fischer Debra (Deb) Strobel FischerHillicon Valley: Election officials prepare for new Russian interference battle | 'Markeyverse' of online fans helps take down a Kennedy | GOP senators unveil bill to update tech liability protections Google, Apple, eBay to meet virtually with lawmakers for tech group's annual fly-in Congress botched the CFPB's leadership — here's how to fix it MORE (Neb.), Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, and Omaha, Neb., Mayor Jean Stothert were in attendance. All are Republicans.

Axne was first elected to represent Iowa's 3rd Congressional District last year when she defeated incumbent Rep. David Young David Edmund YoungEric Idle threatens to sue GOP committee over use of Monty Python song in ad Trump: DeJoy should be removed if it 'can be proven that he did something wrong' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Trump's Labor Day news conference MORE (R-Iowa). Trump carried the district by 3.5 percentage points in 2016.