The White House banned Associated Press reporters from attending signatures in the oval office on Tuesday.
“Today, we will be able to access events in the elliptical offices if the AP did not rename the editorial standards as President Donald Trump's executive order and the Gulf of Mexico as the US Gulf. I was informed that it would be banned,” said Julie Pace, executive editor of the AP. In a statement.
“This afternoon, the Associated Press reporter was blocked from participating in signing the executive order.”
The outlet manages the “Apsociated Press Stylebook,” widely used in media publications nationwide for guidance on abbreviations, spelling, references, and more.
Much to the frustration of the White House, the AP declined to update its style guidance for the change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The White House did not respond to questions from the post about the incident.
“I'm amazed that the Trump administration will punish the Associated Press for independent journalism,” Pace said.
“Restricting access to an oval office based on the content of the AP's speech not only severely hinders public access to independent news, but is clearly a violation of the initial revision.”
The AP defended the refusal to change the Gulf of America's guidance by claiming that the waters are known as the Gulf of Mexico for “more than 400 years” and that other international groups have not acknowledged the change. did.
Trump's signature on Tuesday involved in instructing his federal department heads to develop a “massive cuts.” Under the policy, the government can only hire for positions if four people leave.
Trump, 78, has signed an executive order with Elon Musk, the government's efficiency department boss.
Typically, Trump has raised questions about such opportunities in his oval office, which has led to the AP being spooked on being left behind.
Shortly after taking office last month, Trump signed an executive order renaming the coastline of the US Gulf as the US Gulf. To celebrate, the president It was declared This Sunday in the Gulf of America Day.
His administration has urged private companies to update their maps in new terms through the Home Office and other paths. Google Maps has made changes to US-based users.
The president has shown a strong desire for his second term to expand US territory, and has openly raised the possibility of buying Canada, the Gaza Strip, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Reporters have previously been kicked out of major White House events.
For example, two years ago, the Biden administration banned posts that were critical of the event, claiming it was “unable to respond to credential requests.” The post then reported that there were around 20 empty press sheets at the event.
At the time, the Biden White House did not answer additional questions from the post about exclusions.
