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White House Spokesman: AP 'Weaponizing Language'
Newsmax ^
| February 17, 2024
| Eric Mack
Posted on 02/17/2025 12:15:47 PM PST by Navy Patriot
The Associated Press has objected to President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's criticisms and reduction of press gaggle invitations, but the White House spokesman called out "weaponizing language" used by the organization.
"This isn't just about the Gulf of America," White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich told Axios. "This is about AP weaponizing language through their stylebook to push a partisan worldview in contrast with the traditional and deeply held beliefs of many Americans and many people around the world."
After the AP refused to accept Trump's presidential decree renaming the Gulf of America, Trump and his White House communications team did not invite AP reporters into future Oval Office executive order signings, where Trump has been giving 20-30 minutes of off-the-cuff remarks to reporters.
AP decried its being "blocked" from invites, but failed to note that former President Joe Biden did not provide the Oval Office meets Trump was providing, and Leavitt added that those signing events happen in a room with limited space that could not allow for all media to come.
Leavitt noted at a daily press briefing last week that AP still had access to press briefings and other credentialed areas of the White House, saying it is a privilege and not a right for all outlets to stake claim.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
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Lauren Easton, AP's vice president of Corporate Communications, told Axios that AP "is a global, fact-based, nonpartisan news organization with thousands of customers around the world who span the political spectrum. ... If AP journalism wasn't factual and nonpartisan, this wouldn't be the case", ... just before being struck by lightning, indoors.
To: Navy Patriot
Gosh, from the fainting press, you’d think he renamed it the Gulf of Trump.
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:23:33 PM PST
by
Jacquerie
(ArticleVBlog.com)
To: Navy Patriot
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:30:42 PM PST
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
To: Navy Patriot
fact-based, nonpartisan news organization NO ONE believes that.
To: Navy Patriot
The Newspeak translator makes it all so simple. Try it!
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:31:38 PM PST
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
To: ClearCase_guy
Well, Lauren Easton did manage to get that said before being struck by lightning.
Someone may have been asleep at the switch up there.
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:37:41 PM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
To: Navy Patriot
AP "is a global, fact-based, nonpartisan news organization with thousands of customers around the world who span the political spectrum. ...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BUahahahahahahahahahaha !

AP received $500,000 in grant money for "media development" from USAID.( to develop woke media?) India Times: How Much money did AP, Reuters, BBC Receive....?
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:38:04 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
To: blackdog
Thanks Dog, that’s kind of fun!
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:40:58 PM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
To: Navy Patriot
You too can sound just like Adam Schiff or Chuck Schumer, with a sidebar of Karine Jean-Pierre, too. Type in sensible words, and leftist nonsense comes right out the other side.
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posted on
02/17/2025 12:49:52 PM PST
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
To: Navy Patriot
I’d like to see Trump change their name to Ass Press.
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posted on
02/17/2025 1:34:50 PM PST
by
Lisbon1940
(I don’t see why they would)
To: Navy Patriot
I have been writing for more than a decade that AP is actually America’s Pravda.
To: Navy Patriot
Among other stylistics, AP needs to drop the “Black”, “white” disparity forthwith.
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posted on
02/17/2025 4:00:23 PM PST
by
dodger
To: Bookshelf
I just call 'em the Associated Presstitutes, 'cause I'm a bad feller speller.
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posted on
02/18/2025 9:32:18 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
To: Lisbon1940
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posted on
02/18/2025 9:33:16 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
To: dodger
I Agree, interestingly, Newsmax admitted to that style as well, in the article.
Newsmax should knock it off, too.
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posted on
02/18/2025 9:39:09 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
To: Navy Patriot
Thanks and I agree re Newsmax.
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:18:00 PM PST
by
dodger
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