Any donation to this government is always done in full compliance with the law,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.

The White House Correspondents Association says it is disturbed that no reporters from either The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were allowed on Air Force One to cover President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East on Monday.

Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense official said.