Trump: We "examine" the ban on right-wing commentators on social networks

President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that his administration was "investigating" the ban on right-wing media personalities from prominent social media platforms, as a result of Facebook's purge of accounts belonging to to several controversial politicians.

The president lamented the apparent suspension of James Woods' Twitter account, a Trump supporter and supporter, and the closure of Infowars contributor Paul Joseph Watson's Facebook profile this week.

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"So surprised to see conservative thinkers like James Woods banned from Twitter and Paul Watson banned from Facebook!" Trump tweeted.

Infowars leader Alex Jones, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos and activist Laura Loomer were among the other inflammatory characters. initiated Thursday from Facebook and its affiliate Instagram.

Republican and Trump congressional members have long criticized Silicon Valley for what they claim to be a perceived bias by the world's largest tech companies against conservative views.

"The beautiful diamonds and silk have been treated so horribly by Facebook," said the president write online, in reference to pro-Trump video-bloggers who have repeatedly claimed that society silences them unjustly.

"They are working so hard and what has been inflicted on them is very sad – and we are looking for it," tweeted Trump of the sisters, whose real names are Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson.

"Social media is getting worse for the Conservatives!"

Representative Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) pursued Twitter and three of its users in March, alleging that he was defamed and that the social media media selectively applies his terms of service to the benefit of opponents of the Republican Party.

Last Tuesday, Trump met Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, at the Oval Office – hours after the President he's complaining online about his treatment on the platform.

"No wonder Congress wants to get involved – and they should be more businesses and more equitable to get the word out! "Trump tweeted.