Offically, the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed. President Trump revealed his intentions to have the Gulf of Mexico known as Gulf of America earlier this week. The Gulf, the biggest in the world, was stated.
In the presidential order as “an integral asset to our once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part of America” as well as “a crucial artery for America’s early trade and global commerce”.
Critics of the proposed move, most notably Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, pointed out flaws. Speaking on Tuesday, January 21 Sheinbaum said:
“[Trump] claims he would name it the ‘Gulf of America’ on its continental shelf. For us it is still the Gulf of Mexico; for the whole globe it is still the Gulf of Mexico.”
She also said: ” Regarding the decrees that President Donald Trump signed yesterday, I would want to say the people of Mexico can be sure.