<br><div><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bv"/><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bvd gnt_x__h"/><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Trump says he's renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'"><div class="gnt_em_vp_w" data-g-r="vp_tp" data-c-vt="teal" data-t-pl="teal-hero"><button class="gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a" data-g-r="vp_ap vp_tg" data-c-vpattrs="{"muted":true,"bContent":false,"an":"usatoday","pn":"USA TODAY","vidNum":1,"docking":true,"t0060":1,"cut":1}" data-c-vpdata="{"adsEnabled":true,"awsPath":"news/politics","byline":"Niki Gunter","canonicalURL":"","contentSourceCode":"USAT","credit":"","duration":51000,"headline":"Trump says he's renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'","hlsURL":"https://hlsmedia.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/videos/zype/renditions/677d6cbd85f1c50001fdc8a6/480p_30fps,720p_30fps,1080p_30fps,master.m3u8?subtitles=77513333007","id":"77513333007","image":{"opto":true,"url":"/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/07/USAT/77513374007-20250107-vpc-trump-gulf-of-america.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0"},"keywords":"Donald Trump,Gulf of Mexico,Syndication - Vertical Video,Video Syndication - USAT,VPC - Video Analytics","mp4URL":"https://downloadmedia.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/videos/zype/renditions/677d6cbd85f1c50001fdc8a6/1080p_30fps.mp4","origin":"USA TODAY","pageURL":{"long":"https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/01/07/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america/77513333007/"},"promoBrief":"President-elect Donald Trump told reporters he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico the \"Gulf of America.\"","propertyName":"USATODAY","series":"","ssts":{"section":"news","subsection":"politics","topic":"","subtopic":""},"tags":[{"id":"26f031d1-9924-4f10-b4e6-019d076113d5","name":"Donald Trump"},{"id":"9f826008-643f-4940-bc74-6d9c5858ed4e","name":"Gulf of Mexico"},{"id":"e0175a3c-0c15-42c4-b26b-43a3fc96471f","name":"Syndication - Vertical Video"},{"id":"6f55135f-3b5e-490d-8a52-a3b8e1f11ee7","name":"Video Syndication - USAT"},{"id":"12cc5543-9f04-49f7-9b7f-d0d46b93b8e0","name":"VPC - Video Analytics"}],"title":"Trump says he's renaming Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'","url":"/videos/news/politics/2025/01/07/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america/77513333007/"}" aria-label="Play video"><img alt="" class="gnt_em_vp_img" src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/07/USAT/77521195007-xxx-2025-gulf-of-mexico-th-1565.JPG?crop=1247,702,x0,y648&width=660&height=371&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-g-r="vp_po" fetchpriority="high" elementtiming="ar-lead-image" decoding="async"/><svg class="gnt_em_vp_svg"><use xlink:href="#gnt_svg_video_play"/></svg></button></div></aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A liberal comedian's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/02/09/146643464/call-it-gulf-of-america-not-gulf-of-mexico-mississippi-lawmaker-says" data-t-l=":b|z|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">15-year-old satirical suggestion</a> to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" has gotten a massive boost from President-elect Donald Trump.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/07/trump-greenland-panama-canal-canada-military-economic-force/77511388007/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Trump at a news conference</a> on Tuesday said it would be a "beautiful name" for the body of water that's bordered to the north by the United States' southern coast, from Texas around to Florida. It also wraps around Mexico's Yucatan Penninsula.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A federal board <a target="_blank" href="https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-i-propose-a-name-change-a-natural-feature" data-t-l=":b|z|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">has the power to rename</a> geographic places within the United States, and Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1876756973644837111" data-t-l=":b|z|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">immediately promised to introduce a law</a> to execute the plan. Those changes would not necessarily be binding on the states bordering the gulf or for other countries.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Trump said. "The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it's appropriate."</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:390px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/07/USAT/77521195007-xxx-2025-gulf-of-mexico-th-1565.JPG?width=300&height=390&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/07/USAT/77521195007-xxx-2025-gulf-of-mexico-th-1565.JPG?width=600&height=780&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Afternoon clouds build over the Gulf of Mexico in this 2023 photo taken from near Fort Myers Beach, Florida."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to federal officials, over the last six centuries<strong>,</strong> the gulf also been known as the Golfo de Nueva España (The Gulf of New Spain) and Mar Di Florida (the Florida Sea), among others, reflecting its long-contested history between France, Spain and other European countries as they colonized the New World.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The gulf's shoreline is about 3,540 miles, more than half of it bordering Mexico's coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although that does not account for the myriad bays and inlets.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Trump's comments came in the context of discussing his plans to overturn new offshore...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/07/can-trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico/77519530007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
