Due to the fact that the Associated Press reportedly refused to use the phrase “Gulf of America,” the Trump White House prevented a reporter from the Associated Press from accessing the Oval Office on Tuesday.
There are many newsrooms around the world that strictly adhere to the stylebook that is crafted by the Associated Press. For instance, the AP style guide suggests using the phrase “gender-affirming care” to describe transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers, even when discussing minors.
Additionally, the AP style guide suggests using the phrase “pregnant people” and “people seeking abortions” to describe women who are seeking to abort their unborn babies.
The United States News and World Report (AP) recently made the decision to not comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
In a statement released on January 23, the AP argued that the Gulf of America shares borders with both the United States and Mexico, and that Trump’s order “only carries authority within the United States.”
After President Trump declared February 9 to be the very first Gulf of America Day, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Tuesday that one of its reporters had been prevented from visiting the Oval Office due to the choice made by the publication.
On January 20, the President of the United States signed an executive order that imposed upon the Secretary of the Interior the responsibility of taking all necessary steps to rename the area of the United States Continental Shelf that was formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
This area is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and it extends to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba.
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