CNN anchor Jake Tupper was called the waters, where the astronauts returned to the Trump administration splattered the Bay of America with a brief nod.
The “Read” hosts launched the 5pm program on Tuesday, reporting every minute of the return of space capsules carrying isolated NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams and Butch Willmore to Earth, providing Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Golbunov.
“The 17-hour return began around 1am this morning. Within an hour they are expected to splash near Tallahassee in what the US government now calls the Gulf of Mexico.” Tupper told viewers.
“We will closely track every step of this journey. We will bring you re-entry and splashdown live performances. ”
Minutes later, Tupper made another mention to the US Gulf while interacting with Scott Altman, a former NASA astronaut who provided analysis of the network.
When Altman observed the G-force, which pushes down the capsule carrying astronauts when reentered into the atmosphere, “And it goes to the Gulf of America, do they call it the Gulf of Mexico all over the world?
Shortly after taking up his second appointment on January 20th, President Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as “The Gulf of America.” This is a controversial move.
Federal agencies like the US Board of Directors on Geographical Names have begun implementing changes, but private entities such as media outlets and mapping services remain divided.
Google and Apple updated their maps for US users by calling the waters “the American Bay,” but retained the original name elsewhere.
Mexican President Claudia Sinbaum officially protested the decision, arguing that the United States cannot unilaterally rename international waters.
The Associated Press still calls the Gulf of Mexico under its original name, carrying it for 400 years, acknowledging the name of the Gulf of America.
With the refusal of wire services to line up, the Trump White House restricted reporters' access to the oval office and Air Force 1, which was raised by the Associated Press.
Tapper's comments are noteworthy given that CNN under the new leadership tried to attack a more balanced approach to cover the Trump administration compared to its first go-around between 2017 and 2020.
A CNN spokesman declined to comment.
Shortly before he took office, CNN Chief Mark Thompson addressed a group of over 100 journalists Notable on-air figures, including Tupper and Anderson Cooper, advise Trump to refrain from “judging ahead.”
He also warned them “against expressing their anger” during the inauguration ceremony.
A few days after Trump took office, former White House correspondent, longtime antagonist Jim Acosta, announced that he had left CNN after the network said his time slot would move from midnight to midnight East.
Some observers This movement was interpreted as a CNN method He wants to turn a new page with Trump. Trump frequently butts his head with Acosta during the news briefings he convened during his first term as president.
The network reaped a ratings jackpot accomplishment by leading opposition to Trump during his first term in office, but then saw a sharp decline in audience decline, prompting a fundamental overhaul of programming under Thompson.
The Trump administration has been in Loggerheads with the mainstream media since returning to power in January.
Major news organizations such as The New York Times, NBC News and NPR have been denied access to the Pentagon workspace.
Additionally, the administration has ordered federal agencies to cancel subscriptions to publications such as Politico and Reuters.
Earlier this month, the administration also took steps to close government-run media outlets like Voice of America.
