The White House on Tuesday barred a reporter from The Associated Press from covering an event in the Oval Office after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has ordered renamed the “Gulf of the United States.” teleSUR
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00:00The U.S. news agency AP reported that one of its journalists was prevented from entering
00:05the White House for continuing to use the name Gulf of Mexico.
00:10Julie Pace, the executive editor of AP, detailed a statement issued by the executive office
00:16of the president in which they were told that if they do not align their editorial standards
00:21with the executive order of President Trump renaming the Gulf, the agency would be denied
00:26access to the Gulf office.
00:28The Associated Press finds it alarming that they are being punished for this decision
00:32calling it a violation of the First Amendment.
00:34Civil rights organizations point out that denying access to the press for disagreeing
00:38with news coverage is a practice of repressive governments.