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![brianstelter Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::14515799.png) Brian Stelter [@brianstelter](/creator/twitter/brianstelter) on x 743.8K followers
Created: 2025-02-13 22:39:34 UTC

New statement from The AP:

“The decision by the White House to block an AP reporter from an open press conference with President Trump and Prime Minister Modi is a deeply troubling escalation of the administration’s continued efforts to punish The Associated Press for its editorial decisions. 
 
It is a plain violation of the First Amendment, and we urge the Trump administration in the strongest terms to stop this practice. 
 
This is now the third day AP reporters have been barred from covering the president – first as a member of the pool, and now from a formal press conference – an incredible disservice to the billions of people who rely on The Associated Press for nonpartisan news.”


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