Trump says he sees 'collusion' against Republicans on social media platforms

[March 20, 2019]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that social media platforms discriminated against members of his party, and accused the companies of collusion.

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

"It seems to be if they're conservative, if they're Republicans, if they're in a certain group, there's discrimination, and big discrimination, and I see it absolutely on Twitter and Facebook ... and others," Trump said at a joint White House news conference with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

"We use the word 'collusion' very loosely all the time, and I will tell you there is collusion with respect to that because something has to be going on," Trump said.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; writing by Mohammad Zargham; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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