The Associated Press is deadnaming the Gulf of America and pretending to be a victim because the White House doesn’t want the alleged news agency willfully lying to the public. A ‘journalist’ lost the privilege of attending an Executive Order signing in the Oval Office over the AP’s tantrum.
Here’s the AP’s entitled response.
BREAKING: An AP Reporter was blocked from entering the oval office after AP refused to change the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” in their guidelines.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 11, 2025
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EyZeEtPxdp
Translation of their statement: “Wahhhhhhhhhhhh”
— Department of Government Efficiency - TEMU Edition (@DeptOfGovtEffic) February 11, 2025
Trump’s message to the press is clear: don’t deadname the Gulf of America!
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) February 11, 2025
Stop. Dead-naming. The. Gulf. Of. America!
— J C (@jofjltn4) February 11, 2025
The AP has policies about not deadnaming people. It could easily apply the rule that covers so-called sexual transitions to textual ones like the Gulf of Mexico transitioning to the Gulf of America by President Donald Trump’s pen.
The AP is painting itself as the victim for refusing to publish the truth because Trump’s in office again.
Reporters do not have an ounce more first amendment rights than you or I do. They don’t let me in the White House to ask questions.
— Rocky Trumpboa (@RockyTrumpboa) February 11, 2025
You aren’t special, AP.
“They told us if you don’t do this, you won’t be allowed in. We didn’t do it, and somehow we can’t get in.”
— Zachary Heron (@zachheron) February 11, 2025
Weird right?
They’re just not used to this level of accountability.
— J C (@jofjltn4) February 11, 2025
Well, that should open another chair for "alternate" media then...
— John Pedersen (@JohnPedersen101) February 11, 2025
YeeHaw!
They failed the captcha pic.twitter.com/neEi4YUMgK
— Marc Cocteaustan (@Igor_Cocteau) February 11, 2025
Access to the White House and the Oval Office is a privilege. There are plenty of other media outlets that will gladly take the AP’s place if it wants to keep playing ‘victim’ games.
The Gulf of America is already being acknowledged and accepted by the federal government and businesses. Commenters have some examples.
It’s on Google Earth and Google Maps so it must be so.
— Europecanwait (@europecanwait) February 11, 2025
Get with the program! pic.twitter.com/Nhxa5IOoaV
These fools don't realize that the FAA has made the change....that's a big deal. And it will force them all to use it, too.
— EFHutton (parody) (@EFHutton123) February 11, 2025
It's called defiance or activism, not journalism.
— THOG (@FoolRatio) February 11, 2025
Their access to the president's office is a privilege, not a right.
— Leesa J. (@LeesaWho) February 11, 2025
Buh bye pic.twitter.com/kBcfbZZ154
— 50 Trump (@Real50Trump) February 11, 2025
If this is the stubborn, ridiculous hill the AP is willing to die on that’s fine. After the funeral, we can bury it at sea… preferably in the Gulf of America. We’ll make sure the obit gets that correct.
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