This is so pathetic.
“The White House said its ongoing war of words with the Associated Press extends beyond a dispute over President Donald Trump’s controversial rechristening of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Trump administration, which blocked AP reporters from media events in recent days, said it has had issues with the news agency even before it refused to adopt the new name of “Gulf of America” for the body of water in its style guide.
“This isn’t just about the Gulf of America,” Taylor Budowich, a White House deputy chief of staff,
told Axios. “This is about AP weaponizing language through their stylebook to push a partisan worldview in contrast with the traditional and deeply held beliefs of many Americans and many people around the world.”
The AP
Stylebook is considered the leading style and usage guide for American English grammar in journalism. Academic institutions, journalism schools, and even other media outlets take their cues from the AP.
In recent years, the organization has made several updates that have enraged conservatives, particularly the grievance-based, anti-DEI segment of the movement”
Let’s just make it against the law to say Gulf of Mexico. Might as well…
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