White House Bars Reporter From Event in ‘Gulf of America’ Flap
Donald Trump and Elon Musk, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, onFeb. 11.
Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
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The White House barred an Associated Press reporter from covering an event with President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk on Tuesday, in what the longtime newswire said was punishment for its style guide not adopting the president’s new “Gulf of America” label.
“It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism,” the AP said in a statement. “Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment.”