The Associated Press remains excluded from White House Events because "it just refuses to go with what the law is" around Gulf of Mexico name change.

The AP says in its stylebook that the Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. As a global news agency, the AP says it will refer to the gulf by its original

For the first time, President Trump himself said the Associated Press had to change its style on the gulf after the White House began not allowing the news organization to cover several of his events last week.

Apple Maps is now displaying the name Gulf of America for the oceanic basin known as the Gulf of Mexico. Users in the United States can now see the new name on their devices running iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

President Donald Trump made his first reference on Monday to his White House war with the Associated Press—only to vow to maintain its indefinite ban of the news outlet. Trump called the wire service “obsolete” and said he would keep it barred from press engagements until it calls the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will keep restricting Associated Press access to the White House until the news agency obeys his "Gulf of America" order.