Conservative News Outlets Defy Trump, Side with AP in Fight Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Usage

https://www.latintimes.com/conservative-news-outlets-defy-trump-side-ap-fight-gulf-mexico-usage-576285

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  1. Gist:

    Conservative media outlets Newsmax and Fox News have joined dozens of news organizations in condemning Donald Trump and the White House’s decision to bar the Associated Press (AP) over its refusal to use the term “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico.”

  2. I don’t care what they say. The problem is that it was called the Gulf of Mexico way before the U.S. was called American. You aren’t going to be able to force the population to use that term.

  5. Oh, are they finally waking up to Krasnov’s weaponization of government against the First Amendment’s Freedom of the Press?

  7. They just want a tiny bit of credibility to sprinkle over their mountain of propaganda.

  9. Lol it is all a distraction anyway, and the “conservative news outlet” knows that very well

  10. Conservative’s if you are reading this

    Im reposting this from something I wrote earlier because I think it’s really important.

    So this is an important aspect that most news outlets (if not all) and Americans alike are overlooking. If you come across this, keep reading, and please share across reddit because this lay at the core of their operation. The entire thing is a facade to make Musk, Trump, and the rest of them ridiculously wealthy. They don’t care that the government will be a shell.

    It’s a real thing, and it’s usually called asset stripping or vulture capitalism. The basic idea is that someone buys a company, loads it with debt, cuts costs to extract as much profit as possible, and then either sells off the remaining pieces or lets the business fail. They don’t care about long-term success just short term gains for themselves.

    This happens a lot with retail chains, hospitals, and even media companies. They’ll sell off valuable assets like real estate, fire experienced employees, and take out huge loans in the company’s name, leaving it to collapse under the weight of debt. Meanwhile, the people who orchestrated it walk away richer. It’s legal, but it’s ruthless.

    Look at their business dealings. Elon Musk’s handling of Twitter is a good example. He took on massive debt to buy the company, slashed costs by firing employees, and made drastic changes that hurt its functionality and advertising revenue. Even if the platform collapses, he’s already shifted financial risk away from himself and onto investors and lenders.

    Donald Trump has a long history of running businesses into the ground while still making money for himself. His casinos, airlines, and even Trump University all failed, but he personally profited through licensing deals, loans, and shifting losses onto others. His real estate empire has been propped up by debt and strategic bankruptcies, where he walks away while investors and employees take the hit.

    Both rely on the idea that failure doesn’t matter as long as they extract value for themselves. It’s not about building sustainable businesses, it’s about using legal loopholes, branding, and financial manipulation to come out on top, no matter the consequences for others.

    And now they are doing it with your country. It’s not going to end well for anyone.

  11. Only because they rely on the AP for their own reporting. Without them they have no content.

  13. AP is wrong imo. The US has renamed a lot of things such as Denali. Official renaming is a thing.

  15. Just a reminder that Fox News admitted themselves they an entertainment platform, not an actual news platform

  16. This is like the nerdy kid who does the jock’s homework getting suspended and all the jocks siding with him so they won’t fail and get kicked off of the football team.

  17. Don’t call it the “Gulf of America”!

    You want to shred the constitution? Ehhh, go for it. We don’t need any balance of power, having a King sounds great!

  18. “They banned the AP? What the hell are we supposed to do now, write our own stuff?!?”

  20. I can’t believe Rupert Murdoch will end up having to save us

  21. This is confusing. What angle are they playing ny opposing the naming of the gulf of all things

  22. Massive leopards eating faces moment incoming when the “Conservative” news outlets realize that budget-Hitler won’t spare them.

  24. Didn’t we beat you guys in the 4 Nations a few days ago? I thought it was the Gulf of Canada now…

  25. Trump is using this as a pretext. He is big on lying about his motivations for the bad shit he does.

  26. Is Gulf of America of ALL things really the hill the President wants to fight on? It’s just…the dumbest thing possible.

  28. pfft, basically arguing over whether the tea set should be porcelain or silver…ignoring the house burning down around their ears.

  29. This is all bull shit and sleight of hand. No one really cares about this. The whole purpose is to fill up the limited media bandwidth and to distract from the real atrocities being perpetrated elsewhere. 

  30. This isn’t about the name of the gulf, the name change is just a loyalty test for Trump

  33. Now, what was that constitutional amendment – the one before the gun one? The part right after no laws about religion? How does it go again?

    I forget. Does the US constitution actually say “freedom of the press”?

    /s

  35. If we’re going to rename it. It should be Golf of C.U.M (Cuba, United States, Mexico) since it borders all 3 countries

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