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.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said in his inaugural address that he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” repeating an idea he first brought up earlier this month during a news conference.

The renaming of the gulf was first rolled out by Trump on Jan. 7 in a rambling press conference where he also remarked that Mexico “is controlled by drug cartels.” The natural feature, which makes up the coastline in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and western Florida, has been called the Gulf of Mexico since the 16th century.

Ron DeSantis of Florida referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in a state executive order on Monday, even before President Trump had taken any presidential action to rename the body of water.

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

Despite burying any animosity during the majority of the ceremony, the former secretary of state was seen holding back a laugh moments after President Trump's swearing-in

More than 170 million people across the United States, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border are under cold weather alerts ahead of a crippling winter storm expected to sweep through the south from Texas to Georgia,

President-elect Trump will sign executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali after his inauguration on Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in one of his first executive orders, according to ABC News. Trump proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month in a press conference from his residence at Mar-a-Lago.

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