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 govt orders, or pay the value — and his press secretary is laying down the legislation 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 considered one of his first govt 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 stating it stories for the world — not simply the U.S. — and since some international locations will not be 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 … nonetheless, there is a very actual First Modification situation 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and Apple’s maps have fallen in line — however, for what it is price, Nationwide Geographic remains to be utilizing the outdated title, and famed mapmakers Rand McNally say they’re ready for official phrase from the Dept. of the Inside.

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