CNN: White House Bars Associated Press over ‘Gulf of America’

TAPPER In our politics ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Brian Stelter ░░░░░░░░ that for a second ░░░░░░░░ the White House has ░░░░░░░░ the Associated Press one ░░░░░░░░ the largest news organizations ░░░░░░░░ the world from entering ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office during a ░░░░░░░░ conference This time it ░░░░░░░░ for the swearing in ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard as the ░░░░░░░░ of National Intelligence followed ░░░░░░░░ Trump s remarks We ░░░░░░░░ going to have more ░░░░░░░░ why in a moment ░░░░░░░░ travel back in time ░░░░░░░░ me to 2022 when ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump said this ░░░░░░░░ the importance in this ░░░░░░░░ of free speech Clip ░░░░░░░░ Trump If we don ░░░░░░░░ have free speech then ░░░░░░░░ just don t have ░░░░░░░░ free country It s ░░░░░░░░ simple as that Clip ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Last month on ░░░░░░░░ first day in office ░░░░░░░░ Trump signed a wave ░░░░░░░░ executive orders including one ░░░░░░░░ restoring freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ ending federal censorship It ░░░░░░░░ among other things government ░░░░░░░░ of speech is intolerable ░░░░░░░░ a free society The ░░░░░░░░ day President Trump signed ░░░░░░░░ order renaming the Gulf ░░░░░░░░ Mexico as the Gulf ░░░░░░░░ America And that order ░░░░░░░░ what brings us back ░░░░░░░░ this week and the ░░░░░░░░ reason the Associated Press ░░░░░░░░ blocked The Reporter was ░░░░░░░░ from entering the Oval ░░░░░░░░ yesterday because while the ░░░░░░░░ States government now recognizes ░░░░░░░░ new name the Gulf ░░░░░░░░ America and the Gulf ░░░░░░░░ America now shows up ░░░░░░░░ Google Maps which goes ░░░░░░░░ what the U S ░░░░░░░░ things Mexico and other ░░░░░░░░ have not recognized the ░░░░░░░░ change and that leads ░░░░░░░░ Associated Press to issue ░░░░░░░░ style guidance The Gulf ░░░░░░░░ Mexico has carried that ░░░░░░░░ for more than 400 ░░░░░░░░ The Associated Press will ░░░░░░░░ to it by its ░░░░░░░░ name while acknowledging the ░░░░░░░░ name Trump has chosen ░░░░░░░░ of like how for ░░░░░░░░ while everyone was still ░░░░░░░░ X the platform formerly ░░░░░░░░ as Twitter Maybe Anyway ░░░░░░░░ executive editor of the ░░░░░░░░ says it was told ░░░░░░░░ the White House yesterday ░░░░░░░░ on board with our ░░░░░░░░ change or your reporters ░░░░░░░░ come to the executive ░░░░░░░░ signing in the Oval ░░░░░░░░ And this was that ░░░░░░░░ that the AP Reporter ░░░░░░░░ barred from where the ░░░░░░░░ of X Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ self described free speech ░░░░░░░░ stood behind the Resolute ░░░░░░░░ answering questions about DOGE ░░░░░░░░ the dismantling of huge ░░░░░░░░ of the federal government ░░░░░░░░ any apparent oversight the ░░░░░░░░ House of course was ░░░░░░░░ policing and punishing the ░░░░░░░░ Thus None of those ░░░░░░░░ came from the AP ░░░░░░░░ boasts 2 6 billion ░░░░░░░░ see its news every ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Kaitlan Collins ░░░░░░░░ the White House about ░░░░░░░░ this today Here was ░░░░░░░░ response Clip starts LEAVITT ░░░░░░░░ has the right to ░░░░░░░░ into the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ ask the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States questions That ░░░░░░░░ an invitation that is ░░░░░░░░ And there are hundreds ░░░░░░░░ outlets on this campus ░░░░░░░░ of you in this ░░░░░░░░ who don t have ░░░░░░░░ privilege of being part ░░░░░░░░ that pool every single ░░░░░░░░ and getting to ask ░░░░░░░░ president questions Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ The end result of ░░░░░░░░ of this is a ░░░░░░░░ effect It s not ░░░░░░░░ about whatever the AP ░░░░░░░░ to call the Gulf ░░░░░░░░ s about whether a ░░░░░░░░ should punish reporters because ░░░░░░░░ re not doing what ░░░░░░░░ wants and not calling ░░░░░░░░ what he wants And ░░░░░░░░ this can swing both ░░░░░░░░ Back in 2021 the ░░░░░░░░ Administration s official position ░░░░░░░░ was that there was ░░░░░░░░ migrant crisis at the ░░░░░░░░ A White House official ░░░░░░░░ CNN back then children ░░░░░░░░ to our border seeking ░░░░░░░░ from violence economic hardships ░░░░░░░░ other dire circumstances is ░░░░░░░░ a crisis But we ░░░░░░░░ the news media here ░░░░░░░░ CNN we have eyes ░░░░░░░░ ears and we called ░░░░░░░░ a crisis because it ░░░░░░░░ a crisis Would it ░░░░░░░░ been okay for the ░░░░░░░░ White House to not ░░░░░░░░ CNN reporters into the ░░░░░░░░ Office because of that ░░░░░░░░ Will it be okay ░░░░░░░░ the MAGA movement if ░░░░░░░░ president Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ news outlets from entering ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office because they ░░░░░░░░ t use her terminology ░░░░░░░░ whatever issue trans Americans ░░░░░░░░ the border crisis whatever ░░░░░░░░ to extend it further ░░░░░░░░ about Mr Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to unilaterally gut federal ░░░░░░░░ or get rid of ░░░░░░░░ without even talking to ░░░░░░░░ such as USAID or ░░░░░░░░ he wants to do ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ his efforts to render ░░░░░░░░ officially impotent as is ░░░░░░░░ right now with the ░░░░░░░░ Financial Protection Bureau What ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic president in ░░░░░░░░ future decides she s ░░░░░░░░ to do the same ░░░░░░░░ She s just unilaterally ░░░░░░░░ to not recognize and ░░░░░░░░ ICE I mean what ░░░░░░░░ that happens These standards ░░░░░░░░ get eroded And anybody ░░░░░░░░ s lived in Washington ░░░░░░░░ when the standards are ░░░░░░░░ whether it has to ░░░░░░░░ with pardons or filibuster ░░░░░░░░ or executive actions they ░░░░░░░░ come back They just ░░░░░░░░ t So enjoy presidents ░░░░░░░░ access based on compliance ░░░░░░░░ the words that they ░░░░░░░░ It is a horrible ░░░░░░░░ standard and everyone applauding ░░░░░░░░ going to hate it ░░░░░░░░ enough.”