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The Real Reason Trump Has Gone to War With the Associated Press

WAR OF THE WORDS

“This isn’t just about the Gulf of America,” says Taylor Budowich, a White House deputy chief of staff.

Sean Craig

Updated Feb. 17 2025 10:19AM EST / Published Feb. 17 2025 9:55AM EST

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America aboard Air Force One, as it flies over the Gulf enroute to New Orleans, Louisiana on Febrary 09, 2025. — ROBERTO SCHMIDT/Roberto Schmidt/AFP

Sean Craig

Sean Craig

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