The White House excludes AP for not aligning with its “editorial standards”

The president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, greets King Abdalá II of Jordan, who retires after meetings at the White House in Washington.

Photo: EFE – Shawn Thew

The Associated Press denounced Tuesday that her journalist in The White House He was excluded from an act with President Donald Trump due to the refusal of the American news agency to write “Gulf of America” ​​instead of “Gulf of Mexico”, as the tycoon decided in January by decree.

“The White House He informed us that if AP did not align its editorial standards with the executive order of President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, the AP would be excluded from accessing an act in the Oval Office, “wrote the executive editor of The agency, Julie Pace.

“This afternoon, the AP journalist was blocked to attend the signing of an executive order,” Pace said in a statement.

In a decree, after assuming the position on January 20, Trump declared that the Gulf of Mexico would be called “Gulf of America.”

Until then the United States and Mexico knew him as Gulf of Mexico.

Trump alleges that it is crucial for oil production and fishing in the United States and “a favorite destination for tourism and American recreational activities.”

PACE considers “alarming that the Trump administration punish the AP for its independent journalism.”

This “not only seriously prevents public access to independent news, but clearly violates the first amendment,” he said.

In a style note disseminated in January, the AP states that Trump’s decree “only has authority within the United States.”

“Mexico, like other international countries and organizations, does not have to recognize the change of name,” the AP estimated. He adds that he is called “Gulf of Mexico” for more than 400 years.

“The Associated Press will refer to him by its original name but recognizes the new name chosen by Trump,” emphasizes the news agency.

“As a global news agency that spreads news worldwide, the AP must ensure that the names of places and geography are easily recognizable for all audiences,” he added.

Trump also signed a decree that changes the name of the highest mountain in North America, Denali in Alaska, Monte McKinley.

The AP agreed to call it Monte McKinley because “it is found only in the United States and as president Trump has the authority to change federal geographical names within the country.”

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