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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

Nobody has a right to ask the president a question, says Trump press secretary

Donald Trump's press secretary warned that "nobody has the right to ask the president questions" after the White House blocked an Associated Press (AP) journalist from an event over the news agency's continued use of the "Gulf of Mexico" in its coverage.

The organisation said it was given an ultimatum over its editorial decision to refer to the oceanic basin by its original name “while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen" — the Gulf of America.

AP's Executive Editor Julie Pace said the decision violates the constitution's First Amendment.

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