Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’

Agency says its reporter wasn't allowed into event in effort to punish' style guide on upholding use of Gulf of Mexico

The Associated Press said it was barred from sending a reporter to Tuesday's Oval Office executive order signing in an effort to punish" the agency for its style guidance on upholding the use of the name of the Gulf of Mexico, in lieu of Donald Trump's preferred name for the geographic landmark as the Gulf of America.

AP's executive editor, Julie Pace, said in a statement: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs billions of people around the world every day with factual, nonpartisan journalism."