More than 30 news organizations signed letters to the White House, urging the Trump administration to reverse a policy barring AP journalists from official events.

At a press conference, Trump defended banning the Associated Press from the White House: “I just say that we're going to keep them out until such time as they agree that it's the Gulf of America.”

For the first time, President Trump himself said the Associated Press had to change its style on the gulf after the White House began not allowing the news organization to cover several of his events last week.