Trump welcomes AP’s photographers. Its reporters? Not so much. Mr Vucci was testifying as part of The A P ’s legal challenge against the White House’s decision to bar the wire service from events covered by the press pool, a small contingent of journalists dispatched to chronicle the president’s actions at limited-space events
Trump Welcomes AP Photographers While Its Reporters Face . . . In a striking display of double standards, the White House has rolled out the red carpet for Associated Press photographers covering President Donald Trump’s public appearances, yet it is simultaneously entangled in a legal battle with the same news agency over the rights of its reporters to attend presidential events While the press pool of photographers is granted unrestricted access to
Trump welcomes A. P. ’s photographers. Its reporters? Not so . . . The New York Times Erik Wemple Nov 24, 2025 “The administration’s forked policy has the appearance of illogic Why make a fuss of stiff-arming The A P only to welcome its photographers back into the fold?” —HT
AP photographers get warm welcome from Trump, reporters not . . . The White House is currently employing conflicting strategies when dealing with Associated Press reporters as it engages in a legal battle with the news organization regarding their ability to cover presidential events The situation highlights the ongoing tension between the government and the media over access and transparency
Statement on the Trump administration’s decision to restrict . . . The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s decision to restrict the access for Associated Press still photojournalists and reporters as an act of retaliation for the company’s editorial decisions