DOJ: Associated Press doesn’t deserve ‘unfettered access’ to president

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Monday, February 24, 2025
The Department of Justice on Monday defended President Trump’s decision to kick The Associated Press out of the “pool” that covers the White House, saying the wire news service no longer deserves the “unfettered access” it used to get.
In a court filing, the department said the AP is still allowed to be part of the general throng of journalists who report on the president’s doings. But Mr. Trump has personally decided the news service shouldn’t be guaranteed an exclusive space at every public presidential event — even when that access is denied to most reporters.
“Most journalists have no routine access to the Oval Office, Air Force One, or the President’s home at Mar-a-Lago. Presidents historically provided this special access to the Associated Press, but that discretionary choice does not create a constitutional right,” wrote Brian P. Hudak, chief of the Justice Department’s civil division.
Mr. Trump blocked the AP from its usual space in the White House press pool after the service refused to replace “Gulf of Mexico” with “Gulf of America” in its articles. The federal government has officially made the change, but the AP says it has an international audience it must cater to.
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