NEW YORK — The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has ordered renamed the Gulf of America.

AP said after Trump's inauguration that it would continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico while noting Trump's decision to rename it as well.{ai:summary}<p>The White House prevented an Associated Press reporter from attending an Oval Office event after requesting the agency change its terminology regarding the Gulf of Mexico, which President Trump has directed to be referred to as the Gulf of America. </p><p>This incident raises concerns about press freedom and the administration's influence on media language. #politics</p>

AP reporter barred from Oval Office over its policy to continue using ’Gulf of Mexico’

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