By Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 2-22-25
The Associated Press claimed in a Feb. 21 lawsuit that the Trump administration broke the law by banning AP journalists from White House events after it refused to adopt President Donald Trump’s renaming of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”
Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office, Jan. 20, making the change. He followed that up with a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 to be “Gulf of America Day.”
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The AP’s lawsuit targets three officials: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich. » Read More