White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday that Associated Press reporters were barred from covering Donald Trump’s White House events a day earlier because of the outlet’s editorial decision to refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name.
When asked if the White House’s actions were “retaliatory in nature” and how they aligned with a commitment to freedom of the press, Leavitt insisted that the administration was merely holding “lies accountable” by blocking access to the AP.
