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2pm – Friday, February 14th, 2025
Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff on Friday, following earlier reports this week about the Associated Press being temporarily banned from the White House's oval office. Currently, outlets are prohibited indefinitely from entering both the oval office and the Air Force.
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The announcement follows the denial of a left-leaning outlet who refused to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order, which renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budwich continued to blow up the outlet's decision to ignore the executive order on Friday's X-Post.
“The Associated Press continues to ignore changes in the legitimate geographical name of the Gulf of America. This decision is not only devised, but also publishes its commitment to misinformation from the Associated Press. Irresponsible. Their right to fraudulent reporting is protected by the First Amendment, but does not guarantee the privilege of free access to limited spaces, like the oval office or the Air Force,” Budowich wrote It's there.
“Today, that space will be open to thousands of reporters who are forbidden from covering these intimate areas of the administration. Associate Press journalists and photographers will retain qualifications for the White House complex. ” he added.
The White House previously banned outlets from “pooled” events at the beginning of the week in oval offices, prompting a backlash from AP Executive Editor Julie Pace.
“Today, we are not renaming the editorial standards from the White House and President Donald Trump's executive order and the Gulf of Mexico as US Gulf, the AP will not access events in oval offices. I was informed that this afternoon, an Associated Press reporter was blocked from participating in signing the executive order,” Pace wrote Tuesday.
“I am amazed that the Trump administration will punish the Associated Press for independent journalism. Restricting access to an oval office based on the content of the Associated Press' speech will strictly enforce public access to independent news. Not only does it interfere, it clearly violates the initial correction,” she added.
Additionally, other left-wing outlets have vowed to violate President Trump's executive orders. New York Times, Los Angeles Timesand Reutersespecially.
New York Times The “International Waters” has been known for the Gulf of Mexico for hundreds of years. It follows the general usage when updating style guidance, as we have done in other areas of the world in the past. It will continue to provide fair news about the president's executive order and serve audiences, referring to the “Gulf of America” when needed in the context of our readers. ”
White House Press Secretary Karolina Leavitt has since defended the decision. CNNKaitlan Collins questioned the move Tuesday.
“We reserve the right to decide who will go to the oval office,” Leavitt said. “It's a privilege to cover this White House. It's a privilege to be a White House press secretary, and no one has the right to go to an oval office and ask the US president questions. That's an invitation given. It's a condition.”
Right-wing outlets such as during the Biden administration One American News (OAN) Newsmax It was also officially banned from the briefing room. It was led by former spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre. Nevertheless, both networks are allowed back to the oval office briefing room as the Trump administration recovered the press pass.
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