Associated Press White House reporter Darlen Superville and AP photographer Ben Curtis have been told by a member of US President Donald Trump Administration that they refuse to join the White House Press Pool on West Palm Beach, Florida, US, 15 February 2025, 15 February, 2025 Has been given.
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On Saturday, Reuters objected to the sanctions laid on media outlets by the White House, earlier this week the Trump administration stopped the Associated Press from prominent places like the Oval Office and Air Force One.
The Reuters stands with the Associated Press and other media organizations, objecting to the coverage sanctions imposed by the White House on AP due to independent editorial decisions of AP, “read a read statement Reuters press team on X.
“Reuters believe that journalists should also be free to report news in the United States, independently, independently, and without harassment or loss,” it continued.
After the White House decision earlier this week, this comment is to ban all AP reporters from Oval Office and Air Force One, the news outlet recognized the Trump administration’s decision to change the name of Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico. Had refused to give. ,
The Deputy Chief of the White House read a comment on the X posted on Friday, Staff and Cabinet Secretary Taylor Budovich.
“While his right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is preserved by the first amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of reaching the oval office and the Air Force reaching limited places like one.”
Budovich said that the AP -occupied location in the Oval Office and other limited places would be opened for other reporters, although AP journalists and photographers can maintain their credibility for the White House Complex.
The Union of the White House reporters, who represent journalists covered by the US President, criticized the decision, called it “unacceptable” and said it stands with AP.
WHCA president Eugene Daniel said, “The White House cannot explain how the news organizations have reported the news, nor should it be punished for working journalists as it is unhappy with the decisions of their editors.” statement Earlier this week. “The administration is open to news coverage today to a reporter from an associated press from an official incident.”
The AP, a global news outlet that began in 1846 more than a century ago, has been a part of the 13-person White House Press Pool that regularly reports on the President’s activities.
