Last Friday, the Trump White House made an announcement about the Associated Press, in light of how the outlet refuses to refer to the Gulf of America by its new and proper name, instead still insisting on referring to it as the “Gulf of Mexico.” As a result, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich shared that the outlet’s access will “now be opened up to the many thousands of reporters who have been barred from covering these intimate areas of the administration.”
As much as the AP and others in the leftist legacy media want to throw fits, a cursory glance into the outlet’s past reporting shows that the hypocrisy is astounding.
The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America. This decision is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press’ commitment to misinformation. While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected…
— Taylor Budowich (@Taylor47) February 14, 2025
Not only is the AP a more liberal media outlet, though they prefer to claim that the outlet “informs with… nonpartisan journalism,” but they’ve been willing to change names and terms at the drop of a hat before.
Screenshots and past posts from the outlet, which are still up, show that the AP had no problem referring to “Kiev” as “Kyiv,” capitalized “Black” but not “white,” and referred to a “riot” as “unrest.”
AP refuses to call it the Gulf of America.
Meanwhile…
“Kiev” became “Kyiv.”
“Black” but not “white” is capitalized.
“Riot” became “unrest.”
This isn’t a new outlet, it’s propaganda. pic.twitter.com/qQLMqoj55y
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) February 15, 2025
Ah so the AP *can* change its terminology to align with government definitions https://t.co/JpKF8JaFjS
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) February 15, 2025
It’s also key to point out that the AP puts out a style guide for other outlets to use. The guide is updated regularly, though it’s usually in favor of more woke terminology, or to fit a certain narrative. […]
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