The White House blocked an Associated Press journalist from covering a news conference with two major world leaders Thursday, upping the stakes in a disagreement between the news agency and the Trump administration over AP's style decision to stick with the name “Gulf of Mexico” for the body of water that the president rechristened the “Gulf of

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the decision to block the Associated Press from access to an Oval Office event this week.

The White House Correspondents' Association protested a decision by the White House on Tuesday to bar an Associated Press reporter from an event with President Donald Trump over the news agency's decision to continue referring to the Gulf of Mexico.