Associated Press says it was barred from Oval Office over use of 'Gulf of Mexico'

The Associated Press says its newsman was barred from an lawsuit astatine the Oval Office Tuesday for the outlet's refusal to usage the word "Gulf of America" successful accordance with President Trump’s executive bid renaming the assemblage of h2o betwixt the United States and Mexico.

"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s enforcement bid renaming the Gulf of Mexico arsenic the Gulf of America, AP would beryllium barred from accessing an lawsuit successful the Oval Office. This afternoon, AP’s newsman was blocked from attending an enforcement bid signing," AP Executive Editor Julie Pace said successful a statement.

"It is alarming that the Trump medication would punish AP for its autarkic journalism," Pace continued. "Limiting our entree to the Oval Office based connected the contented of AP’s code not lone severely impedes the public’s entree to autarkic news, it plainly violates the First Amendment. 

TRUMP SIGNS PROCLAMATION DECLARING FEBRUARY 9 'GULF OF AMERICA DAY' AHEAD OF SUPER BOWL: 'ANOTHER BIG WIN'

President Donald Trump, from right, speaks to reporters accompanied by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Burgum's woman Kathryn Burgum, aboard Air Force One wherever Trump signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 Gulf of America Day, arsenic helium travels from West Palm Beach, Fla. to New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump signed an enforcement bid renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" connected his archetypal time successful office. He besides restored Alaska’s Denali to its erstwhile name, Mt. McKinley, aft the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. President Obama had renamed Mt. McKinley to Denali, the sanction fixed to it by Alaskan natives, successful 2015. 

In its benignant guidance, issued Jan. 23, the AP said it would usage "Mount McKinley," due to the fact that Trump has the authorization to rename American landmarks, but not the "Gulf of America" exclusively.

"The Gulf of Mexico has carried that sanction for much than 400 years. The Associated Press volition notation to it by its archetypal sanction portion acknowledging the caller sanction Trump has chosen. As a planetary quality bureau that disseminates quality astir the world, the AP indispensable guarantee that spot names and geography are easy recognizable to each audiences," the guidelines state.

The AP told Fox News Digital Tuesday it stands by the guidance.

White House Correspondents' Association president Eugene Daniels said the enactment stands with the AP and "calls connected the medication to instantly alteration course."

CHARLAMAGNE POINTS TO TRUMP'S 'GULF OF AMERICA' PLAN AS A SHOW OF 'POLITICAL WILL' DEMS COULD NEVER PULL OFF

The Associated Press claimed they were barred from a White House lawsuit for refusing to usage the word "Gulf of America." (Getty Images)

"The White House cannot dictate however quality organizations study the news, nor should it penalize moving journalists due to the fact that it is unhappy with their editors’ decisions. The determination by the medication to barroom a newsman from The Associated Press from an authoritative lawsuit unfastened to quality sum contiguous is unacceptable," helium said.

The White House did not respond to a petition for remark successful clip for publication.

Google Maps and the FAA person begun utilizing the "Gulf of America" terminology.

"Please beryllium advised that the FAA is successful the process of updating our information and charts to amusement a sanction alteration from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and a sanction alteration from Denali to Mount McKinley. This volition beryllium targeted for the adjacent work cycle," the FAA said successful a charting notice.

On his mode to Super Bowl LIX, President Trump signed an bid declaring Feb. 9 arsenic "Gulf of America Day." (Daniel Torok/Chief White House Photographer)

Elon Musk appeared alongside Trump successful the Oval Office Tuesday arsenic the president signed enforcement orders instructing section heads to draught plans to instrumentality a large-scale reductions successful the national workforce. 

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