Trump accused of violating First Amendment after AP reporter barred from event over ‘Gulf of America’ renaming The news agency said it was given an ultimatum over its editorial decision to refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name.
Trump signed the executive order titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” on his first day in office on January 20 after insisting that the gulf should celebrate the U.S. rather than Mexico.
The sentiment was shared by the National Press Club, which said the Trump administration’s decision to bar the AP reporter was “ a direct attack on press freedom.”.
“Barring a journalist from an official event because their newsroom refuses to conform to government-imposed language is more than an attack on one reporter or outlet — it is an assault on the First Amendment and the public’s right to know,” the club’s president Mike Balsamo said in a statement.
The Trump administration has been accused of violating the First Amendment after an Associated Press reporter was barred from attending an Oval Office event.
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