President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in one of his first executive orders.
As a result, “Gulf of America” is now entering the flow of official and unofficial communications, as seen last month when Chevron used the name in an earnings release, according to CNBC.
Google said its Google Maps product will label the gulf in different ways depending on a user’s location, so Mexican users will see Gulf of Mexico, Americans will see Gulf of America, and the rest of the world will see both names.
But the Associated Press has rejected going with the flow — and is now crying foul.
“Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office. This afternoon, AP’s reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing,” said Julie Pace, the executive editor of AP, according to Fox News.
“It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism,” Pace said. “Limiting our access to