Jim Acosta highlighted the implications of a lawsuit filed by the Associated Press against President Trump regarding an executive order that mandated a name change for The Gulf of Mexico. The AP was barred from White House events unless it complied with Trump’s edict to refer to it as The Gulf of America. Acosta noted the lawsuit’s detailing of a meeting where this decision was communicated without justification. This move sparked condemnation and has brought attention to threats against press freedoms.
"At President Trump's direction, the AP would no longer be permitted in the Oval Office as part of the press pool until and unless AP revised its stylebook to refer to..."
"This is according to the lawsuit. Leavitt provided no other reason for the decision to compel the AP to change the language of the reporting, nor did she object to any particular conduct by Miller."
"Acosta read through the suit in real time. When he got to the description of a meeting between AP White House correspondent Zeke Miller and Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt..."
"It drew widespread condemnation. Over the weekend, the White House doubled down by attacking the AP Style Guide."
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