# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-09-25/a-white-house-press-ban-was-lifted-this-week-but-the-tensions-and-legal-battle-arent-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."

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