The White House social-media summit doesn't have Facebook or Twitter, but it does have conservative conspiracy theorists - here's who was reportedly invited
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk:
Business Insider's John Haltiwanger described Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA in a January 2019 interview as such:
Charlie Kirk, the president and founder of the conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, is rapidly becoming one of the most prominent figures on the right today. Kirk's organization is popular among young conservatives but has been tied to several controversies and faced accusations of racial bias.
Representatives from PragerU, a far-right YouTube channel:
PragerU is a right-wing YouTube channel operated by the conservative commentator Dennis Prager that specializes in short educational videos with a conservative bent.
The Southern Poverty Law Center describes PragerU as such:
Founded as a nonprofit by conservative talk radio host Dennis Prager in 2009, PragerU's "5 Minute Ideas" videos have become an indispensable propaganda device for the right. More than a few similarly function as dog whistles to the extreme right.
Project Veritas founder and the conservative provocateur James O'Keefe:
Project Veritas is a nonprofit founded by James O'Keefe, best known for undercover videos and other operations trying to expose liberal bias at media and tech companies — including one incident where the organization appeared to be plotting to place a fake story in The Washington Post, the newspaper reported.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee:
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is a hard-line conservative who has supported a variety of controversial policies in the past, from a 2009 "birther" bill to Trump's 2017 immigration ban.
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida:
Similarly, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is a Republican with extremely conservative views on gun policy, immigration, and climate change.
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