The President of the United States is not required to guarantee press access to the Oval Office or Air Force One. These are privileged spaces. The Associated Press disagrees. They’re wrong, of course. President Donald Trump recently signed an Executive Order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Trump asked the press to fully recognize the change and they did except for the AP. Trump revoked the AP’s privileged access to the Oval Office and AF1 as he’s perfectly allowed to do for any reason or no reason at all.

The AP was relegated to the same status as hundreds of other outlets that cover the White House. The AP, believing it had rights it didn’t, took the White House to court. Monday, a judge sided with the White House. Since this is Trump, the White House celebrated epically with a hilarious post on X.

Commenters were celebrating as well. Some said Trump should do another name change for the gulf.

It’s nice that the entitled ‘journalists’ at the AP have been brought down a peg or two. A lesson in how 'Freedom of the Press' truly works was needed to bring them down from their self-inflated throne. Commenters agree.

The AP still retains its right to publish what it wants, thus no rights have been denied. The AP has not lost its access to White House Press Briefings.

 {ai:summary}<p>The President is not obligated to provide press access to the Oval Office or Air Force One, a stance reinforced by a recent court ruling favoring the White House over the Associated Press. The AP's access was revoked after it refused to acknowledge President Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.</p><p>The ruling has sparked reactions online, with many celebrating the decision and criticizing the AP for its perceived entitlement. Commenters noted that the AP still retains the right to report but must now do so from a less privileged position. #politics</p>

White House Epically Reminds the AP It’s the 'Gulf of America' After Pro-Trump Court Ruling

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