White Home Defends Pulling AP’s Oval Workplace Entry Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’

President Trump is sending a powerful message to the media … kiss my government orders, or pay the worth — and his press secretary is laying down the regulation in no unsure phrases.

Sounding very very similar to the brand new sheriff on the town, Karoline Leavitt barked at reporters Wednesday when somebody raised the subject of the administration pulling the Related Press’ entry to the Oval Workplace, as a result of the outlet nonetheless refers back to the Gulf of Mexico by that label, and never the one POTUS decreed in one in all his first government orders.

Leavitt mentioned, “I was very upfront in my briefing on day 1. If we feel that there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies accountable.”

AP was not current for Trump’s joint briefing Tuesday within the Oval Workplace with Elon Musk, and on Wednesday the outlet revealed it was throughout that … properly, we’ll simply name it THAT physique of water.

The outlet’s defending its stance by mentioning it stories for the world — not simply the U.S. — and since some nations are usually not calling it the Gulf of America, they have not made the change.

If this all appears kinda petty, that is as a result of it’s … nevertheless, there is a very actual First Modification subject right here.

As CNN’s Kaitlan Collins requested Leavitt, is the president going to “retaliate against reporters who don’t use the language that you guys believe reporters should use?”

Leavitt’s reply was a not-so-subtle … hell sure.

She identified Google and Apple’s maps have fallen in line — however, for what it is price, Nationwide Geographic continues to be utilizing the previous identify, and famed mapmakers Rand McNally say they’re ready for official phrase from the Dept. of the Inside.

Making a mountain out of this explicit molehill is an attention-grabbing transfer for Prez Trump, who’s made a giant deal about embracing freedom of speech.