The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
Mexican president says President Trump can call the gulf whatever he wants but that the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico.
Renaming it the Gulf of America would apply only in the US. And the long global history of disputed place names suggests it could be a brief experiment anyway.
Federal changes have to be made, but other countries and private companies can keep using "Gulf of Mexico." Here's why.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Trump’s plans to rename the gulf appear to be part of a broader offensive against Mexico, calling the nation "very dangerous" and "in a lot of trouble," citing drug trafficking and illegal immigration. However, most drug trafficking from Mexico is aimed at fulfilling consumer demand from Americans.
President-elect Trump will sign executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali after his inauguration on Monday.
After President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the name change, a state representative introduced a bill to enshrine the change into state law.
As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”
President-elect Trump is set to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali as part of a surge of Day 1 executive orders, his incoming press secretary shared on the social platform X. Karoline
During his inauguration speech Monday, President Donald Trump repeated his promise to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. "A short time from now we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," Trump said, during a description of his plans for his first actions as the 47th president.