President Donald Trump defended barring the Associated Press from the Oval Office and other high-profile, limited media events until it recognized the “Gulf of America” in its coverage, his first public comments on his administration’s increasing public hostility toward the wire service.

The White House says the Associated Press will be banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One over its refusal to use the term ‘Gulf of America.’

We’re going to keep them out until such time as they agree that it’s the Gulf of America,” Trump told reporters at his estate in Florida. The White House has blocked AP j