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February 17, 2025

White House Bans AP Reporters over Agency's Decision to Keeping Using Gulf of Mexico Name
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The White House has banned reporters from the Associated Press from the
Oval Office and Air Force One after AP refused to adopt Trump's new name
for the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, White House Press Secretary Karoline
Leavitt publicly rebuked the AP.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: "If we feel that there are lies being
pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies
accountable. And it is a fact that the body of water off the coast of
Louisiana is called the Gulf of America. And I'm not sure why news
outlets don't want to call it that, but that is what it is."



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