Trump, Associated Press enter ring for media supremacy; presidential power vs. press freedom

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President Trump says AP has forfeited its special solicitude from the White House by refusing to use the “Gulf of America” to refer to the body of water east of Texas, west of Florida and south of Louisiana. AP is sticking with the “Gulf of Mexico” and says it won’t be bullied into changing.