Karoline Leavitt stands her ground and justifies The White House's decision to bar AP reporters

Karoline Leavitt stands her ground and justifies The White House's decision to bar AP reporters who keep deadnaming The Gulf of America as The Gulf of Mexico

"It's a privilege to cover this White House. Nobody has the right to go into the Oval Office and ask the President questions. That's an invitation that is given.

We reserve the right to decide who gets to go into that Oval Office. I was very upfront that if we feel there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we're going to hold those lies accountable.

It is a FACT that the body of water off of the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America. I'm not sure why news outlets here don't want to call it that, but that is what it is.

The Secretary of Interior has made that the official designation, Apple has recognized it, Google has recognized it, and it's important for this administration that people get this right."