"If we feel that there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies accountable," said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday defended the decision to block the Associated Press from access to an Oval Office event earlier this week, saying they were trying to hold the news organization “accountable” for not renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

The wire service said the decision stemmed from a style guidance to continue using the name Gulf of Mexico instead of Gulf of America.