The White House has announced that Associated Press journalists are being indefinitely barred from the Oval Office and Air Force One due to a dispute over the naming of the Gulf of Mexico. This escalation stems from the Trump administration's insistence on referring to it as the Gulf of America, which the Associated Press has refused. White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich cited concerns about misinformation and called out the news agency for irresponsible reporting, despite acknowledging their First Amendment protections. The ban affects access but not reporting credentials within the White House complex.
The White House's indefinite ban on Associated Press journalists from the Oval Office and Air Force One underscores the escalating conflict over the Gulf of Mexico's name.
This decision by the White House reveals a deeper issue regarding press freedoms and the administration's views on media reporting.
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