The Trump White House has officially revoked The Associated Press’ access to the Oval Office and Air Force One briefings, citing the outlet’s refusal to acknowledge a recent policy change regarding the naming of the Gulf of America.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary Taylor Budowich announced the move Friday morning, stating that while AP journalists will retain general White House credentials, they will no longer be given access to exclusive presidential settings.

“The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America,” Budowich wrote in a post on X. “This decision is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press’ commitment to misinformation.”

“While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces,” he added.

According to Trending Politics News, Budowich also said that the current administration is planning to prioritize press access for those journalists who have previously been “barred from covering these intimate areas of the administration.”

“Despite the restriction, AP reporters will still be allowed to attend general press briefings and events on White House grounds. However, the loss of access to Air Force One and the Oval Office signals a deeper divide between the administration and the press corps,” the report said.

“The decision is one of the most aggressive media restrictions imposed by President Trump’s administration in his second term. Trump has long been critical of mainstream media outlets, frequently accusing them of bias and dishonesty,” it added.

A reporter for the AP discovered earlier this week just how serious the administration is about enforcing this new directive when said individual was denied access to an event held in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

A second reporter for the outlet was also banned from attending an event that was held in the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room.

On Tuesday, Julie Pace, the Executive Director of the Associated Press, put out a statement that said, “As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs billions of people around the world every day with factual, nonpartisan journalism. Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.”

“This afternoon AP’s reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing. It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism. Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment,” Pace concluded. “Nobody has the right to go into the Oval Office and ask the president of the United States questions,” White House Press Secretary Leavitt said Tuesday afternoon. “We reserve the right to decide who gets to go into the Oval Office.”