The Associated Press is suing three members of the Trump administration after President Trump revoked access to the press and refused the outlet to call the US Gulf by its new name.
The outlet submitted suit Friday to White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt, Chief of Staff Susie Wills, Deputy Director Taylor Budwich.
The AP is seeking injunctive relief after President Trump banned the AP from his oval office, Air Force 1 and “other limited spaces,” according to documents.
The outlet claims that the administration is violating its first and fifth amendment rights by denial of access.
The AP said the court told the Trump administration that the court saidStop retaliation immediately Actions against the AP and “If the AP denied access to an oval office, Air Force 1 and other limited spaces and such spaces are open to other members of the White House pool pool. .”
Trump banned the Associated Press. Because the outlet refused to comply with his new standard of referring to the waters previously known as the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. (Related: Historians warn that the US may slip into authoritarianism if the AP does not continue to misrepresent Gulf of Mexico waters.)
“We’ll keep them out until they agree that it’s the Gulf of America,” Trump told reporters Tuesday.
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According to the lawsuit, Wills in an email to the Associated Press on Tuesday claimed that the administration is taking such measures due to the huge impact that outlet style guides have on reporters across the country. .
The Style Guide “is used by many as a standard for writing and editing,” Wills allegedly told the AP.We are hoping for the name of [Gulf] will be properly reflected in A style book that involves American audiences. ”
Trump announced plans to change the waters in early January, issued An executive order to do so on his first day in office. Developers of both major map applications – Google and Apple Adhesive To change.
San Anselmo, California – January 28th: In this photo illustration, the Gulf of Mexico is on display on January 28th, 2025 in San Anselmo, California on the Google Maps app. After the changes have officially come into effect, Google has announced plans to change the Gulf of Mexico to the “American Gulf” of Google Maps for US users. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to change his name. Photo illustrations by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
“There’s been a long-standing practice of applying name changes when updated with official government sources,” Google said. Posted On the XX when Trump took office. “If the official name differs from country to country, map users will display the official local name. Everyone else in the world sees both names. That’s true here too.”
