Fox News: White House reportedly bars Associated Press from Oval Office event despite court order

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White House reportedly bars Associated Press from Oval Office event despite court order

The Associated Press reported Monday that it was barred from an Oval Office news conference with President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.......                    ...                        ...The Associated Press accused the White House of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login after it was once again banned from an Oval Office event.......On Monday, AP writer David Bauder You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that a reporter and photographer were barred from attending a news conference with President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.......This decision came despite U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden ruling last week that the White House had violated the Constitution by blocking the longtime publication's access to press events......."The Government offers no other plausible explanation for its treatment of the AP. The Constitution forbids viewpoint discrimination, even in a nonpublic forum like the Oval Office," McFadden wrote in his order.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......McFadden ruled the White House must restore AP's press access but delayed the order for one week to allow the White House a chance to appeal. According to Bauder's article, the order was set to take effect on Monday.......The AP also reported that McFadden rejected the White House's request to delay the order on Friday.......The White House quickly filed an appeal and set up a hearing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit for Thursday over whether AP's access can still be restricted while the case is reviewed.......In the meantime, AP spokeswoman Lauren Easton said in a statement that she expects access to be restored......."Our journalists were blocked from the Oval Office today. We expect the White House to restore AP's participation in the (White House press) pool as of today, as provided in the injunction order," she said.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login reached out to the White House and AP for further comment.......The controversy began after Trump signed an executive order renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login" on his first day in office. The AP later issued style guidance for how the news outlet would refer to the body of water. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press will refer to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen. As a global news agency that disseminates news around the world, the AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences," the guidelines stated.......The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login from the Oval Office and Air Force One in February over its refusal to use the term "Gulf of America."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login...

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