The Associated Press is at it again—publishing a blatantly false story, pushing an anti-Trump narrative, and then quietly retracting it after the damage is already done.
This time, they falsely claimed that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called President Trump and Vladimir Putin “very good friends.” The only problem? She never said that. She was actually talking about Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But hey, why let facts get in the way when you can feed the mainstream media’s favorite fantasy—Trump as Putin’s puppet?
Of course, after enough backlash, the AP finally pulled the story and issued a correction, saying, Oops, our bad. But the original version had already spread across social media, ensuring that plenty of people saw the fake headline but not the quiet retraction. That’s how the media plays this game—run with the false story first, issue a correction later, and count on the fact that most people won’t even notice the follow-up.
Gabbard’s actual comments came from an interview with India’s NDTV, where she discussed Trump’s efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. Instead of the fabricated “Trump and Putin are besties” quote, she actually said that during the previous administration, “there was no effort at all towards peace.” She credited Trump with making more progress toward peace in a short period of time than anyone else had, and she expressed confidence that Trump would have a “very productive conversation with Putin” based on his commitment to ending the war.
Now, that is a story the media doesn’t want to report—Trump as the leader actively working toward peace while Biden’s administration fumbles foreign policy at every turn. No wonder they had to invent something else.
This little “error” from the AP is just the latest example of why their relationship with the Trump administration has completely deteriorated. The White House has already blocked AP reporters from certain events, citing their refusal to correct misleading coverage. And given their track record, who could blame them? The AP has essentially become another arm of the Democratic Party, churning out hit pieces and treating corrections as an afterthought.
The @AP is total trash. DNI @TulsiGabbard was referring to PM Modi & President Trump and this is the headline they publish.
This is why no one trusts the maliciously incompetent and purposefully bias media. If this isn’t a clear example of pushing a solely political narrative,… pic.twitter.com/1chFZQqTEd
— Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) March 18, 2025
And let’s talk about this so-called controversy over the “Gulf of America.” Trump issued an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the AP refused to update its stylebook accordingly. Now, whether you think the name change is a big deal or not, the real issue here is the media’s blatant refusal to acknowledge reality when it doesn’t fit their narrative.
The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, made it clear: “It is a fact that the body of water off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America.” But the AP, along with other outlets, just couldn’t bring themselves to accept it.
This isn’t about journalism—it’s about control. The AP and the rest of the corporate media have decided that their job isn’t to report the news, but to shape it, spin it, and filter it through their ideological lens. And when they get caught? A quiet retraction, a shrug, and business as usual.
AP Reporter: How can we be assured you’re not gonna lie?
Press Secretary: Actually it’s the MSM like you who have been lying for years
BOOM pic.twitter.com/ulCPeFk9iu
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 28, 2025
The AP’s false Gabbard story wasn’t a simple mistake. It was a calculated attempt to smear Trump, twist Gabbard’s words, and push the tired Russia narrative. And the next time they try to pull something like this—and they will—it’s important to remember exactly how they operate.
