The War On News

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Claim

Claim 744

Associated Press coverage of the case on September 25, 2026, noted that in 2025 President Trump barred Associated Press journalists from some events and removed the news agency from the press pool after it declined to change its style from "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America."

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Associated Press coverage of the case on September 25, 2026, noted that in 2025 President Trump barred Associated Press journalists from some events and removed the news agency from the press pool after it declined to change its style from "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America."
Field
action
Value
2025 Associated Press exclusion cited in coverage
About
incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Source
A White House Press Ban Was Lifted This Week. but the Tensions and Legal Battle Aren't Over Yet
Publisher
Associated Press (via U.S. News & World Report)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
2026-09-25

Quotation from the source

Last year, Trump barred Associated Press journalists from some events and kicked the news agency out of the press pool after it refused to accede to the president's demands to change its style from "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America."