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The White House has banned the venerable wire service for referring to the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ in stories

The Late Show host discusses Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and his tyranny-tinged social media posts

Mexico on Thursday threatened to sue Google over its changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in the United States to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Google of legal action over renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" for U.S. users.

For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico

Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America has caused the name to vary on Google Maps, causing confusion and outrage amongst users.

An AP reporter Wednesday was barred from attending White House events for the second straight day, as Donald Trump's administration sought to justify its actions against media that refuse to call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."

Google and Microsoft have also changed the gulf’s name in their respective map apps

A dust-up over geographical nomenclature is silly, but it signals the Trump administration's hostility to the First Amendment and freedom of the press.