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Taylor Odisho

Trump Admin Defends Kicking Reporter From White House for Refusing to Use 'Gulf of America': 'We Are Going to Hold Lies Accountable'

The White House press secretary defended its right to bar reporters who don't use "Gulf of America." (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the White House's decision to kick out Associated Press reporters on Tuesday for refusing to use "Gulf of America."

During a press briefing on Wednesday, Leavitt declared in a clip circulating on X that the Trump administration "reserves the right to decide who gets to go in the Oval Office," before adding AP had been allowed to attend the latest news conference.

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