Trump White House Continues to Lock Out The AP

The Donald Trump WhiteHouse has continued to defy a court order that says that the Associated Press should be allowed back as part of the press pool covering the administration.

Trump banned the AP after news outlet’s editorial policy around him renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

On Monday, the AP was once again locked out of coverage at the WhiteHouse.

“Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele,” the wire service reported, noting the federal court decision forbidding Trump from punishing the AP over the matter.

“We expect the White House to restore AP’s participation in the [White House press] pool as of today, as provided in the injunction order,” AP spokesperson Lauren Easton said in a statement.