The White House said Wednesday that its officials “will decide” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close — a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does and hold him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.
The news outlet, citing the First Amendment, sued Leavitt and two other White House officials for barring the AP from some presidential events over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” as Trump ordered.
“Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team," Leavitt said at a daily briefing.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the changes would rotate traditional outlets from the group and include some streaming services.
AP has said its style would retain the “Gulf of Mexico” name but also would note Trump's decision.
