How is banning AP from Oval Office and Air Force One limiting free speech? I’m not allowed in the Oval Office nor Air Force One but I still have free speech.— Richard Kirk (@Bbr6dgcwscKirk) February 17, 2025
The media should have to pay for their own travel. They should not be on Air Force One— HP (@hpgent1) February 17, 2025
Because under the constitution the government can’t punish people or the press for speech that it doesn’t like, and that’s what’s happening here.— minnesorta (@minnesorta) February 17, 2025
They were banned because they said "Gulf of Mexico". It was retaliatory and goes against free speech. They are an official news agency, you are not.— Steph (@StephMeisner2) February 17, 2025
President Trump’s decision to limit AP reporters' access is as much fight over the Gulf of America as it is a protest of what White House advisers say is years of liberal word choices that AP’s influential stylebook has spread across mainstream mediahttps://t.co/H7hJrsY44r— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 17, 2025
I think it’s alarming that the AP continues to deadname the Gulf. It identifies as American now and it should be respected. Otherwise you’re a bigot— PaintSandRepeat (@SandRepeat) February 17, 2025
How is The AP more important than any podcaster that has 20 times the audience?— Joseph Gelman (@ifofgot) February 17, 2025
@AP North America Central America South America Gulf of America MAGA is inclusive. We’re starting by example with our Nation. The United State of America.— Robert Musselwhite (@RobertMusselw12) February 17, 2025
Was it anti-free speech when any other outlets reporters weren't invited to join the White House briefing room? Or just the AP reporters? Not getting access is NOT cutting off anyone's free speech.— Save California (@BethBridges) February 17, 2025
And what would you call not allowing access because you don't like how or what they write?— Me (@Me36181491) February 17, 2025
If any current/former AP folks can talk to me about the process of assembling the Styleguide, I could use a hand https://t.co/gtT0xZhLIL— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 17, 2025
Marc you aren't very bright, nor do know how the 1st amendment works. A seat in the White House press briefing room is a privilege not a right and not getting a seat has nothing to do with the 1st amendment. Remember, once upon a time there wasn't a briefing room at all. Idiot.— eb in oregon (@OregonEb) February 17, 2025
"If AP journalism wasn't factual and nonpartisan..." then their coverage of Trump would not be 100% negative ... half the country likes what he is doing— Curtis Woodard (@curtinsea) February 17, 2025
AP is a left wing propaganda agency, not a news organization And so long as the "AP Stylebook" remains a Newspeak Primer, that will remain the case, and they DESERVE to be excluded— Better Scotusblog (@BetterScotus) February 17, 2025
Great parroting of fascist party line.— Peter Kohan (@peterkohan) February 17, 2025
AP received taxpayer money from USAID to spread propaganda. That's why.— Florida Pureblood 🇺🇸✝ (@Floridared1776) February 17, 2025
I read it more as he is finally doing something to the organizations that have published countless lies about him in the past 8 years.— Distant (@Distant_Warrior) February 17, 2025
AP is propaganda. I’ve no sympathy.— Mary Fernandez 🦖🦕💜🤍💚 MMIW #GC (@MaryFernandez) February 17, 2025
If AP never gets access to the WH press room again, I won't notice or care.— Rolf Crozier 🌵 8.01 (@rolfcrozier) February 17, 2025
Sounds like the AP guidelines are ideologically captured— C2 🇨🇦 (@SolipC2) February 17, 2025
AP's illiberal liberalism is correlated with the rise of based independent journalism. Spurious or causal? 🤔— Susi Katz (@SuziKatz) February 17, 2025
And American taxpayers funded AP! Funding an organization that want to destroy America!— Trish (@Trish4truth) February 17, 2025
I'd noticed their shift to the Left, which was concerning, but I didn't realize their influence ran that deep.— David Pooley (@Poolio1960) February 17, 2025
Not letting someone sit in a particular room when something happens is exactly like not letting them exercise their freedom to speak and publish. This whole thing is rather silly and petty but it has nothing to do with freedom of speech or the press.— pentamom65 (@pentamom65) February 17, 2025
They can still submit their questions to the WH without being in the room. They aren't silenced.— Scrappy Soldier - Agent# 55355 (@ScrappySoldier) February 17, 2025
It isn't, it's because they are fruit of the poisoned tree. The accepted USAID money to produce propaganda. They can write whatever they want. But there are a lot of journalists, that didn't accept money, with a much larger following that are being rotated in.— Darla Scheuerman (@DarlaScheu5344) February 17, 2025
American Pravda has proven time and time again they dont deserve a seat at the table— cjsteelerreborn (@cjsteelerreborn) February 17, 2025
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@AP is propagandist leftist garbage they don't deserve any more access than any other leftist rag news trash— You Dont Hate Democrats Enough (@IStandByTrump) February 17, 2025
The problem is that they think "freedom of the press" means the corporate press. It's freedom of the printing press. It's the idea that every American can think, write, say and publish what they want in private and in public without govt interference. (Exclusions excluded.)— Mr. Wheat (@EnblocPing) February 17, 2025