President Donald Trump said The Associated Press (AP) will remain barred from the Oval Office and Air Force One until it adopts the official renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in its coverage.
The president made the remarks after AP refused to adopt the new terminology, insisting on referring to the vast body of water between Mexico and Florida by its former name. As a result, the White House indefinitely suspended AP reporters’ access to both the presidential office and Air Force One, opening up their seats for other media outlets.
During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, Trump was asked what would make him reconsider the AP’s exclusion….