The White House has blocked the Associated Press of the Oval office And Air Force One because the news organization has abandoned the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America”.
President Trump, about his First day at the officethe Ministry of the Interior directed to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Companies such as Google have gathered with the change, but the Associated Press has said it would continue to call the water body with its original name. The decision has the Witte House officials, who have blocked AP reporters for events in the Oval Office and the diplomatic reception area of ​​the White House in recent days while the situation took place.
White House Deputy Staff Chef Taylor Budowich went to X on Friday to work out, and indicated that the AP would be kept for the Oval Office and Air Force One in the future.
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Google Maps started referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. (AP/Google Maps)
“The Associated Press continues to ignore the legal change in the geographical name of the Gulf of America. This decision is not only divided, but it also exposes the use of the associated press for incorrect information. Although their right to irresponsible and unfair reporting is Protected by the first by the first change, it does not ensure their privileged access to limited spaces, such as the Oval Office and Air Force One, “Post Taylor Budowich on X.
“In the future, that space will now be opened for the many thousands of reporters who are excluded from covering these intimate areas of the administration,” Budowich continued. “Associate press journalists and photographers will retain their references for the White House complex.”
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Earlier this week, Pers Secretary Karoline Leavitt of the White House said that “it is a fact that the water body off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America, and I am not sure why news stores don’t want to call it.”
AP Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Julie Pace wrote on Wednesday to the Staff Chef of the White House Susie Wiles after a reporter was blocked a blocked form when attending a white house event.
“The actions of this White House were clearly intended to punish the AP for the content of its speech,” Pace wrote, according to an AP report. “It is one of the most basic principles of the first amendment that the government cannot take revenge against the public or the press for what they say.”
The Associated Press did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
This is a developing story, more to come …
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