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The White House has blocked the Associated Press of the Oval office And Air Force One because the news organization has refrained from changing the name of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America”.
President Trump, in his First day in the officeHe directed the Department of Interior to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Companies like Google have gone together with the change, but Associated Press has said that it would continue to call the body of water by its original name. The decision has bothered White House officials, who have blocked AP reporters from events in the Oval office and the White House diplomatic reception room in recent days while the situation was developed.
The White House Cabinet Deputy Director Taylor Budowich took X on Friday to explain, and indicated that the APE would remain from the Oval Office and Air Force One in the future.
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Google Maps has begun to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. (AP/Google Maps)
“The Associated Press continues to ignore the change of legal geographical name of the Gulf of America. This decision is not only divisive, but also exposes the commitment of the Press Associated with erroneous information. Although its right to irresponsible and dishonest reports are Protected by the first amendment, it does not guarantee its privilege of access without restrictions on limited spaces, such as the Oval Office and Air Force One, “Taylor Budowich published in X.
“In the future, that space will now open to the thousands of reporters who have been prohibited to cover these intimate areas of the administration,” Budowich continued. “Associated journalists and press photographers will retain their credentials to the White House complex.”
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Earlier this week, the White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt. that.”
The senior vice president of AP and Executive Editora, Julie Pace, wrote on Wednesday to the Chief of Cabinet of the White House, Susie Wiles, after a reporter was blocked for attending a White House event.
“The actions taken by this White House intended to punish the AP for the content of their 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 reprisals against the public or the press for what they say.”
Associated Press did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
This is a development story, more to come …
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