The Associated Press said on Tuesday that the White House prevented its correspondent from the occurrence of the Oval Office because the news agency will not start using the “Gulf of America” to describe the Gulf of Mexico.
A statement said that AP correspondent was not allowed to attend the signing of an executive order in the afternoon. US President Donald Trump and Eileon Musk, responsible for the Ministry of Government efficiency (DOGE), was at this event.
“It is worrying that the Trump administration will punish the AP on its independent deserts. Reducing our arrival at the Oval Office based on the content of AP speech does not hinder the public’s arrival in independent news, but clearly violates the first amendment,” said CEO Julie Pace in statement.
After assuming his post, Trump ordered the restoration of water bordered by the southern United States, Mexico and Cuba to the Gulf of America. He also ordered the name of the highest Mountain summit in America, Mount Denali, again to Mount McKinley.
In a statement last month, AP said that its correspondents and editors will continue to describe the Gulf “with its original name while recognizing the new name chosen by Trump.”
“As a global news agency that publishes news around the world, AP must ensure that the names of places and geography can be easily identified for all audiences,” Read the notification.
The agency said that it will adopt the McKinley Mountain for Alaska’s climax because “the region is located only in the United States and president, Trump has the power to change federal geographical names within the country.”
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