White House bars AP记者反对拒绝将墨西哥湾改名为“美国海湾”。 White House bars AP reporter over refusal to rename Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America."
特朗普政府禁止美联社记者参加白宫的活动, 要求通讯社将墨西哥湾称为“美国湾”, The Trump administration barred an Associated Press (AP) reporter from a White House event after demanding the news agency refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," a name change ordered by Trump. AP拒绝,指出可识别地名对于其全球受众的重要性。 The AP refused, citing the importance of recognizable place names for its global audience. 这一举动被批评为违反第一修正案,白宫通讯员协会称其是不可接受的。 The move was criticized as a violation of the First Amendment, with the White House Correspondents Association calling it unacceptable. AP计划继续使用「墨西哥湾」, 同时也注意到Trump改名。 The AP plans to continue using "Gulf of Mexico" while noting Trump's name change.