The Trump administration has turned a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press away from covering an Oval Office news conference involving President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.

Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico was to take effect Monday. The administration is appealing the decision and arguing with the news outlet over whether it needs to change anything until those appeals are exhausted.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit set a Thursday hearing on Trump’s request that any changes be delayed while case is reviewed. The AP is fighting for more access as soon as possible.

    • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m not attacking them to get them to join my side. I’m pointing out the absurd degree of ass-backwards caveman logic being used to justify letting trump have the presidency. Ultimately, I don’t expect to convince anyone dumb enough to come out into public and argue your point, but I do intend to expose those people as short-sighted fools for getting us into this mess.

      You’re not the goal, you’re the playing field. The people who were on the fence and then didn’t vote because of manufactured confusion about which candidate was going to be the best vote for Palestine are the target audience here.