Trump conditions AP access on Gulf terminology
Trump said AP would remain excluded until it accepted Gulf of America terminology, while complaining about its treatment of him and Republicans. [Office of the Federal Register / The American Presidency Project]
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Presidential statement of the access condition; no court ruling or subsequent outcome assessed.
WHAT THE DOCUMENT SAYS
The record.
Trump said AP would remain excluded until it accepted Gulf of America terminology, while complaining about its treatment of him and Republicans. [Office of the Federal Register / The American Presidency Project]
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The context.
Official presidential remarks after a document signing ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 18, 2025; Associated Press/Geographic Names question and reply. [Office of the Federal Register / The American Presidency Project]
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Editorial classification.
media-attack · threat · authoritarian-rhetoric
Conditioning presidential access on adopting government terminology is the specific basis for the authoritarian-rhetoric label. [Office of the Federal Register / The American Presidency Project]
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- Official presidential transcript reproduction · Office of the Federal Register / The American Presidency ProjectRemarks Following a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida
Associated Press/Geographic Names section; answer to question about reconsidering AP restrictions
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-following-document-signing-ceremony-and-exchange-with-reporters-palm-beach-florida
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