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Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants the Gulf of Mexico to be called the Gulf of America. Big tech companies, like Apple and Google, have even made changes to their maps to reflect this information, and some members of Congress and even the Florida Senate have been trying to pass a bill to make it official.
TheAssociatedPress(AP),however,hasdecidedthatit’sgonnabecontrary.Well,itclaimsit’sgoingtosticktosaying“GulfofMexico”becausetheAPStyleGuidesaysso,somethingtheorganizationcouldeasilyupdateifitwantedtobecauseitliterallymanagesit.
So,theWhiteHousetoldtheAPthatifitwasn’tgoingtofollowtherules,itwasn’tgoingbeallowedaccesstoexecutive-ordersigningintheOvalOfficeonTuesdayafternoon.IthappenedagainonTuesdayeveningwhenareporterwasbannedfrom a“late-eveningeventintheWhiteHouse’sDiplomaticReceptionRoom.”
JuliePace,theAP’sseniorvicepresidentandexecutiveeditor,madeastatementonthesituation:“TodaywewereinformedbytheWhiteHousethatifAPdidnotalignitseditorialstandardswithPresidentDona
