'Nobody has the right to ask the president questions', Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saysSource: Reuters
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00:00Which White House official made the decision to bar the AP reporter from the Oval Office
00:05and the Diplomatic Reception Room last night?
00:07Well, first of all, let me just set the record straight.
00:10It is a privilege to cover this White House.
00:12It's a privilege to be the White House Press Secretary.
00:15And nobody has the right to go into the Oval Office and ask the President of the United
00:20States questions.
00:21That's an invitation that is given.
00:23And there are hundreds of outlets on this campus.
00:25Many of you in this room who don't have the privilege of being part of that pool every
00:29single day and getting to ask the President questions.
00:32We reserve the right to decide who gets to go into the Oval Office.
00:36And you all have credentials to be here, including the Associated Press, who is in this briefing
00:41room.