White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has hit back at a journalist questioning why the Associated Press was blocked from the Oval Office.

The Associated Press was barred from entering the Oval Office and the Diplomatic Reception Room after the organisation continued using ‘Gulf of Mexico’, rather than adopting ‘Gulf of America’.

“It is a privilege to cover this White House; it is a privilege to be the White House Press Secretary,” Ms Leavitt said.

“Nobody has the right to go into the Oval Office and ask the President of the United States questions – that is an invitation that is given.”

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