White house: employee of AP news agency sues

The US news agency Associated Press (AP) has sued the US government’s employees because of the decision to prevent its reporting in the White House. Citing freedom of expression and speech, the AP filed a lawsuit in Washington on Friday.

The background to the conflict with the US government is to use the refusal of the AP to use Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico-“Golf of America”. The White House has recently excluded AP journalists from events and has also refused access to the Air Force One, the aircraft of the US President.

Trump accuses the news agency not to adhere to the law and to treat him and the Republicans poorly. He had the renaming of the bay by executive.

The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words without having to suffer retaliation from the government, the news agency argues in the lawsuit. “Allowing such state control and retaliation is a threat to the freedom of every American.”

AP lawsuit to defend its constitutional rights, to restore access to the White House and to ensure free reporting on the government.

In the court document, the chief of staff of the White House, Susan Wiles, Vice chief Taylor Budowich and press spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt are cited as defendant. They felt with their position in law, said Leavitt at a appearance at a conference. “We will ensure that there are truth and accuracy in the White House every day.”

The name “Gulf of Mexico” for the Randy Sea of ​​the Atlantic has been in use since the 16th century. The waters border on several US states as well as Mexico and Cuba. According to Trump’s decree, the name change for the area up to the sea boundaries of Mexico and Cuba applies.

News agencies from Europe had previously criticized the difficult access for AP through the White House. The Associated Press is one of the most important news agencies worldwide.