# Claim 108

The White House first barred an Associated Press reporter from an Oval Office event on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The White House first barred an Associated Press reporter from an Oval Office event on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
- Field: occurred_on
- Value: 2025-02-11
- About: [incident 2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america)
- Source: White House blocks AP reporter from Oval Office event over 'Gulf of America' policy. https://www.voanews.com/a/white-house-blocks-ap-reporter-from-oval-office-event-over-gulf-of-america-policy/7972268.html
- Publisher: Voice of America
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-02-12
- Supersedes: [Claim 28](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/28)

## Quotation from the source

> The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday because the news agency has not altered its style on the Gulf of Mexico

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