The White House explained the ban on the US newspaper for using the word ‘Gulf of Mexico’

“We have the right to decide who to enter the oval room,” the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on February 12 when mentioning the ban on the AP news agency to attend the Ceremony Donald Trump previously, adding that the work in the White House was “privileged”.

CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins put pressure on Ms. Leavitt on this issue, asking whether the White House’s move is considered “retaliation” or violating the first sentence in the American Constitution.

“If we see the news agencies here have false words, we will force them to be responsible. Refusing to use that call, even though it is reality, “the White House press secretary responded.

AP on 11/2 said that they received a notice from the White House that they would be banned from participating in the Events at the Oval Office “If not adjusted the editorial regulations based on President Donald Trump’s executive decree on the name of the name. Mexico Bay becomes American Bay “. AP reporter was banned from attending and operating at the signing ceremony of Mr. Trump’s executive order at the Oval Office.

The White House specialized reporter association criticized the prohibition of AP reporter as “unacceptable”.

The US News Agency said that he would not use the “American Bay” called by Mr. Trump’s decree, because this area was named “Mexico Bay” for more than 400 years and countries and international organizations were not public. Get a new name.

For the move to change the name of Denali peak in Alaska, the highest mountain in North America, the McKinley Mountain, AP will use a new name because this area is completely in the US territory and Mr. Trump has the right to dispose.

Mexican Bay is the ninth largest sea in the world, bordering the US, Mexico and Cuba. Mr. Trump ordered the name of this place to take office on the office, as committed in the campaign. Experts emphasize how this name change is only applied within the US territory, other countries do not have to recognize and change the way of calling.