Donald Trump Says White House Will Prohibit Associated Press From Events Until They Agree To Rename Gulf Of Mexico
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deadline.comDonald Trump weighed in directly Tuesday for the first time on his efforts to freeze out the Associated Press from White House events because the news service declined to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
The AP, the White House Correspondents’ Association and First Amendment groups have condemned the White House’s actions as an effort to punish journalists for content they dislike.
Trump pitched himself as restoring free speech to the federal government, but they have used various tactics to try to stymie news outlets.
Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago today, Trump said, “The Associated Press just refuses to go with what the law is, and what has taken place.
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