Regarding the name of the body of water between the United States and Mexico, the Associated Press is reportedly adhering to its style guidelines.
As a result, the Trump administration is still denying AP reporters their customary position in the White House Press Corps.
The AP only supports the latter, citing the extent of U.S. presidential authority and its standing as an international news organization as justifications for how it would identify both locations.
President Donald Trump’s first day of executive orders included two that allegedly renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and renamed North America’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley.
Statement from @whca President @EugeneDaniels2:
“The White House’s decision to bar Associated Press reporters from today’s press conference with President Trump and Prime Minister Modi is outrageous and a deeply disappointing escalation of an already unacceptable situation…” pic.twitter.com/eigwES3Ryd
— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) February 14, 2025
The AP has been publically chastised by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for the chaos, accusing its reporters of spreading “lies” and preventing them from entering the briefing room or attending other official functions for a number of days.
JUST NOW: At Joint Base Andrews, @AP reporter @dsupervilleap — the scheduled wire reporter for today — was just told she’s not traveling with @POTUS at the White House’s direction.
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) February 14, 2025
Andrew Feinberg, the Independent’s White House correspondent, said Friday afternoon that Darlene Superville, a White House AP reporter, was told she would not be accompanying Trump “at the White House’s direction.”
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