Get the latest gossip
Judge Declines To Order White House To Immediately Restore AP’s Access To Events After Trump’s “Gulf Of America” Ban
A federal judge heard arguments today on whether to restore the Associated Press‘ access to various White House events, after Donald Trump restricted the news organization as punishment for failing to change references of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The AP sued Trump administration officials on Friday, more than a week […]
Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, considered whether to grant a temporary restraining order prohibiting the White House from barring the AP from Oval Office access and other events. In its style guidance, the AP said that it would retain the name Gulf of Mexico, noting that it was an international body of water and that other countries had not yet recognized the name change. In its brief filed today, the White House’s legal team said that it was up to the president who decided who got “special access” to such events, just as it would be Trump’s prerogative who to grant an interview.
Or read this on Deadline
