Should I say "The Trump Administration restricted" or "The Trump administration restricted"?

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If administration is modifying a president should it be capitalized? Is it incorrect to say The Trump administration restricted immigration from 7 countries?

In this case, "Trump" tells us which administration, making his name the modifier, no? — Conrado, Jul 31 '20 at 01:08
In any event, you couldn't say either of them, since capitalization is inaudible and therefore not part of English. — John Lawler, Jul 31 '20 at 01:50
Does this answer your question? Understanding U.S. President capitalization — Edwin Ashworth, Aug 01 '20 at 16:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '20 at 05:28

The correct phrasing is Trump administration based on the APA Style Manual. I also noticed that the majority of news articles don't capitalize administration.

https://writingexplained.org/ap-style/ap-style-administration#:~:text=Do%20I%20Capitalize%20Presidential%20Administration,particular%20administration%20should%20be%20lowercase.

Should I say "The Trump Administration restricted" or "The Trump administration restricted"?

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