We are going to keep them out,” Trump said Tuesday, unless the wire service agrees to make the switch to the “Gulf of America.”

The Associated Press sued White House officials Friday for restricting the wire service’s access to the Oval Office and Air Force One over its refusal to use “Gulf of America” in its AP Stylebook. Claiming the restrictions violate the outlet’s First Amendment rights and due process protections under the Fifth Amendment,

Restricting Associated Press access to the Oval Office and Air Force One ranks as spite of a credible source of news during a perilous time for independent journalism.

The question of whether the president may ban news organizations from attending official events in various places — say the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago and Air Force One — is before the courts, and the consequences for the First Amendment,

The White House barred an Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.

It will determine which outlets participate in the rotating pool that reports from the Oval Office and Air Force One.

The White House said that it was taking control of picking and choosing the group of reporters able to cover President Donald Trump in limited environments like the Oval Office and Air Force One.

So, yes, I have a bit of a personal opinion about the relationship between the press and the presidency. (Every presidency.) You’ve seen (or heard) them before. They are the small group of journalists (typically 13) who travel with the president on Air Force One (news outlets pay for this) or question him in the Oval Office or at other events where the full White House press corps doesn’t fit.

A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order against the White House for denying The Associated Press full access in covering the administration, asking for a fuller briefing before making a decision.

A federal judge declined on Monday to temporarily restore the Associated Press’ access to some of President Donald Trump’s events, the Oval Office and Air Force One.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will block the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One until the news agency stops referring to the Gulf of Mexico.