Gulf Of Mexico To Be Renamed As “Gulf of America” In Executive Order By Trump

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” on all federal maps and documents.

Trump, during his January press conference at Mar-a-Lago, said that the Gulf of Mexico is a critical economic resource for the United States, supplying about 40% of the nation’s seafood and hosting half of its petroleum refining and natural gas processing capacity.

“The Gulf of America-what a beautiful name. It’s appropriate,” Trump said during his announcement while criticising Mexico for “allowing millions of people to pour into our country.”

The executive order directs the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to update federal maps with the new name. Trump has nominated former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum for the position.

The change is expected to take up to 30 days to appear in federal databases, but it may not immediately affect digital navigation platforms like Go…

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