AP gets unexpected support in its fight with Trump over the Gulf of Mexico

The real motive behind Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Before President Donald Trump, the most high-profile call to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico came from Stephen Colbert, who joked on his Comedy Central show in 2010 that the body of water should be referred to as the Gulf of America in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill because “we broke it, we bought it.”

Associated Press sues Trump administration officials for denying access over Gulf of Mexico row

The White House began blocking AP journalists from the Oval Office over the news agency’s decision not to use the name Gulf of America.

US President Donald Trump had ordered to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Many companies bowed. However, Germany's Committee on Geographical Names now advises against it. Two important criteria for renaming were not met.

Associated Press Sues Trump Officials After Ban Over ‘Gulf Of Mexico/America’ Nonsense

The Trump administration's dumbest saga so far just got a bit more serious, thankfully. For the past couple of weeks, we have been talking about how, after Donald Trump ordered the government to change the name of the continental shelf extending from American land be renamed from the all-encompassing "Gulf of Mexico," as the whole…

AP Sues Trump White House Officials Over ‘Gulf of America’ Ban on News Organization

The AP sued Trump officials over the White House ban on the news org because of its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."

The Associated Press (AP) agency has filed a lawsuit with the courts this Friday against Donald Trump’s government to defend its independence from government control in what it can say and publish. “We are taking this action on behalf of all independent global media organizations and people who have freedom of expression,” the agency said through a statement. Continue reading