Eliza Collins

USA TODAY

Donald Trump has officially ended the media blacklist that kept organizations such as The Washington Post, Politico and BuzzFeed from getting press credentials to his events.

On Wednesday, CNN first reported that the campaign had officially gotten rid of the list, which began in July 2015, the month after Trump launched his campaign.

The first media organization to make the list was The Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, which drew Trump’s ire with an editorial urging him to drop out of the race.

"I figure they can't treat me any worse!" Trump said in a statement forwarded from the campaign explaining the change in policy.

Despite the fact that blacklisted reporters were not able to receive credentials, many did still cover Trump events. The reporters would attend events as members of the public but were not allowed into the press area.

Trump has made attacks on the media a large part of his campaign from the beginning.

Last month, Trump's team issued a 30-question "Mainstream Media Accountability Survey," asking respondents to answer yes or no to questions like: "Hillary Clinton still gets a free pass from the media as she continues to lie about sending classified information on her secret server."

But Trump has also used the extensive press attention given to his campaign to his advantage, gaining free media coverage through numerous interviews and often full-length cable television coverage of his rallies.