20日，美國總統特朗普在出席一場政治集會時稱，他要起訴拒絕將“墨西哥灣”改稱為“美國灣”的美聯社。
他稱美聯社為“激進左翼組織”（"radical left organization"），並表示，“我肯定他們會遭到起訴，也許他們會勝訴。但這無關緊要。這只是我們很在意的事情。”他沒有說明自己所說的可能採取的法律行動是什麼意思。
US President Donald Trump on Thursday called the Associated Press a "radical left organization" in his latest salvo in the fight over the US media mainstay's use of the Gulf of Mexico for the renamed body of water."I'm sure they'll get sued, and maybe they'll win. Doesn't matter. It's just something that we feel strongly about," he added, without clarifying what he meant about the possible legal action.
圖源：外媒
此前，特朗普簽署行政令，將墨西哥灣更名為“美國灣”，此舉遭到包括墨西哥政府在內的多方反對。
Shortly after taking office, Trump renamed the international body of water, which borders the United States, Mexico and other countries and has been named the Gulf of Mexico for more than 400 years.
美國總統特朗普1月20日簽署行政令，將墨西哥灣更名為“美國灣”。美聯社此後表示，作為向世界各地傳播新聞的全球性通訊社，必須確保所有受眾都能輕鬆識別地名和地理位置，美聯社將繼續使用墨西哥灣這一名稱。
The AP said it would continue to use Gulf of Mexico and note Trump’s decision, to ensure that names of geographical features are recognizable around the world.
受此影響，美聯社記者本月11日起被禁止進入白宮橢圓形辦公室參加多個活動。白宮14日宣佈，將無限期禁止美聯社記者進入白宮橢圓形辦公室和美國總統專機“空軍一號”。
The White House is barring all Associated Press journalists from accessing spaces such as the Oval Office and Air Force One, a top White House official announced Feb 14, after the White House shut the AP out of the Oval Office and a formal news conference earlier this month.
美聯社反擊：起訴特朗普政府3名官員
美聯社21日在哥倫比亞特區聯邦地區法院以侵犯言論自由為由對特朗普政府3名官員發起訴訟。
The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the blocking of its journalists.
圖源：外媒
美聯社在報道中說，該訴訟將白宮幕僚長蘇珊·懷爾斯、副幕僚長泰勒·布多維奇和白宮新聞秘書卡羅琳·萊維特列為被告。訴訟援引美國憲法第一修正案對於言論自由的保護，要求聯邦法官阻止白宮官員對美聯社記者採訪總統活動的封鎖。
The suit names three defendants: Trump White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich.The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case not changing its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” as President Donald Trump did last month with an executive order.
美聯社表示，美國所有媒體和民眾都有權選擇自己的用詞，並且不應受到政府的報復，而白宮試圖透過控制用詞來限制言論自由。
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit.
墨西哥灣是美國以南、墨西哥以東的一片水域，該名稱自16世紀開始使用。1846年至1848年美墨戰爭發生前，如今美國的得克薩斯、加利福尼亞和新墨西哥等州當時屬於墨西哥。美墨戰爭後，墨西哥元氣大傷，喪失大片領土。一些史學家指出，美墨戰爭是“這類戰爭史中最大的一次土地掠奪行為”。
來源：央視新聞 新華社 美聯社 CBSNews 法新社
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