The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, which was the official name recognized by the federal government from 1917 until 2015.
Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team, shared a New York Post report on Trump’s plans to rename the major body of water as the “Gulf of America,” as well as revert the Alaskan mountain’s name to Mount McKinley.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather.
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Mexican president says President Trump can call the gulf whatever he wants but that the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico.
The potential name change is more likely to spread confusion than awe —  especially if the same body of water is called different names by different countries.
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President Trump hit the ground running, signing a flurry of executive orders in the hours after he was sworn in for a second term.
The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a constitutional fight over the 14th Amendment.