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.

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Despite the weirdness to this controversy, Trump appears to have embraced the mugshot as a symbol of defiance. The image has been part of the Oval Office decor since at least February 4, during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States.