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White House Press Secretary Says AP Was Blocked From Oval Office Event To Hold It “Accountable” For Not Changing Name Of Gulf Of Mexico
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the decision to block the Associated Press from access to an Oval Office event, saying that they were trying to hold the news organization “accountable” for not renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Pressed at today’s briefing by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Leavitt said, “I […]
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the decision to block the Associated Press from access to an Oval Office event, saying that they were trying to hold the news organization “accountable” for not renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Leavitt noted that the White Hosue deserves “the right to decide who gets to go into the Oval Office,” as events are covered by a limited number of correspondents in a pool. Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognize the name change,” wrote Amanda Bennett, the AP’s vice president of standards and inclusion.
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