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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute

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Donald Trump in the Oval Office with the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick. Photograph: Francis Chung/EPA

The White House has announced that it is indefinitely blocking Associated Press journalists from accessing the Oval Office and Air Force One amid a growing standoff between Donald Trump’s administration and the news agency over the Gulf of Mexico’s name.

The White House deputy chief of staff, Taylor Budowich, made the announcement on X, saying: “The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America. This decision is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press’s commitment to misinformation.”

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