President Trump said Tuesday the Associated Press will continue to be barred from White House events, the Oval Office and Air Force One until the news organization starts using “Gulf of America” to refer to the body of water between Florida and Mexico.

“We’re going to keep them out until such time as they agree that’s the Gulf of America,” Mr. Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago. “We’re very proud of this country and we want it to be the Gulf of America.”

“They’re not doing us no favors and I guess I’m not doing them any favors. That’s the way life works,” Mr. Trump said.

The Associated Press has explained that the wire service intends to continue to use the “Gulf of Mexico” because the organization’s news is disseminated around the world, and AP wants to ensure that names and geography are recognizable to global audiences.

Mr. Trump bashed the news service as a left-wing outlet that he claimed was biased against him and Republicans.

“The Associated Press, as you know, has been very, very wrong on the election and on Trump and the treatment of Trump and other things having to do with Trump and Republicans and conservatives,” he said.

He also said that other outlets have started using the Gulf of America moniker and that the White House hasn’t received any pushback from other news outlets.

“Nobody’s even challenging that, but the Associated Press,” he said over the new name.

The feud between the White House and the Associated Press over the use of the Gulf of America erupted last week when reporters with the news outlet were barred from entering press events with Mr. Trump. On Friday, the White House escalated the fight by blocking its reporters from the Oval Office and Air Force One.

In a statement, Associated Press Executive Editor Julie Pace called the ban “a deeply troubling escalation of the administration’s continued efforts to punish The Associated Press for its editorial decisions.”

The Associated Press protested the move and Ms. Pace sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles imploring the administration to stop banning the news organization’s journalists. The AP said Friday it had not received a response to the letter.

• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.