A US reporter from The Associated Press was barred from attending an Oval Office executive order signing after the news agency refused to adopt President Trump's preferred terminology for the Gulf of Mexico. The Trump administration defended the decision, claiming access to the White House is a privilege and that reporters who 'push lies' are not welcome.
A US reporter from The Associated Press has been accused of 'pushing lies' by the Trump administration after being barred from attending an Oval Office executive order signing. The journalist claims they were excluded as punishment for the news agency's refusal to adopt President Trump's preferred terminology, specifically the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America'.
During Wednesday's White House press conference, Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the decision, stating that access to the White House is 'a privilege' and not a right. She argued that the administration reserves the right to decide who attends Oval Office events, especially if they feel 'lies' are being spread. Leavitt equated the AP's refusal to use the new phrasing to 'pushing lies'. Shortly after his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'. This move was met with pushback from the media who questioned whether it violated their First Amendment right to free speech. Following the incident involving the AP reporter, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) protested the decision on social media. President Eugene Daniels emphasized that the White House cannot dictate how news organizations report the news and should not penalize journalists for their editors' decisions. The WHCA condemned the administration's actions as unacceptable. AP's executive editor, Julie Pace, released a statement affirming the news organization's commitment to factual, nonpartisan journalism and expressing their disappointment at being barred from the Oval Office event.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVAL OFFICE ASSOCIATED PRESS GULF OF MEXICO FREE SPEECH FIRST AMENDMENT WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION
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