Nexstar Follows Trump Like a Lemming

To the rest of the world, it is The Gulf of Mexico.

But, Donald Trump changed it to The Gulf of America with a single signature.

Now, Nexstar Sr. VP Susan Tully is telling stations that they will call it “The Gulf of America” from this point on.

What happens if Trump decides to call the Atlantic Ocean, “Donnie’s Pond”? Will Nexstar make that the new standard as well?

If Trump wants to rename places within the United States, I guess he can do that all he wants. But, remaining international waters is not in the power of the President.

I think Nexstar is afraid that if they don’t suck up to Trump, they will be banned like the AP. Instead of supporting Journalism and standing in solidarity, they cave.

If I worked at Nexstar, I would refuse this standard.

Here’s the internal memo sent to the Nexstar staff: