The Trump administration is accused of illegally preventing The Associated Press from covering President Donald Trump’s comment on Monday in the Oval Office.  ,
The outlet’s initial access was immediately thwarted as a result of its inability to adhere to the government’s executive order, which changed the name of its stylebook from” Gulf of Mexico” to” Gulf of America.” On a similar base, including inclusion in a recent court order, would violate the Trump administration’s previous ruling that the AP could not access press conferences because of disagreements surrounding” Gulf of America” speech.
It’s not known whether the isolation was caused by the Gulf of America dispute or by changes to the press box to make it easier for more independent outlets to protect personal White House affairs, including Oval Office affairs.  ,
The Washington Examiner‘s request for comment was never received by the White House.  ,
White House press director Karoline Leavitt announced in February that the AP and two other legacy media outlets, Bloomberg and Reuters, would start rotating a second seat to make room for additional media in the pool.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PRESS ROTATION FOR WHITE HOUSE Occasions
The Trump administration’s members filed a lawsuit against them in February, claiming that the rejection constituted a First Amendment violation.  ,
A judge in Washington, D.C., concurred with the newswire by ruling earlier this month that” under the First Amendment, the Government cannot shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints” ( e .g., the Oval Office, the East Room, or anywhere else ).
Christian Datoc contributed to this article.
