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M.B. Mack

Conservative News Outlets Defy Trump, Side with AP in Fight Over 'Gulf of Mexico' Usage

Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America on Google Maps (Credit: Photo by PABLO VERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Conservative media outlets Newsmax and Fox News have joined dozens of news organizations in condemning Donald Trump and the White House's decision to bar the Associated Press (AP) over its refusal to use the term "Gulf of America" instead of "Gulf of Mexico."

The dispute began on February 11, when the Trump administration blocked two AP reporters from attending White House events, escalating tensions over an executive order mandating the name change of the Gulf of Mexico, Newsmax reported.

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