President-elect Trump recently announced plans to change the Gulf of Mexico and rename it the Gulf of America.
He declared this during his first press conference since Congress certified his election win, which took place at Mar-a-Lago.
“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring. That covers a lot of territory,” Trump stated. “The Gulf of America. What a beautiful name. And it’s appropriate.”
In addition to this major announcement, Trump also shared that DAMAC Properties will invest $20 billion in new data centers across the United States. He previewed several policy issues ahead of his inauguration this month.
The Gulf of Mexico, which borders states like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, as well as Mexico, will undergo a significant rebranding effort. However, Trump did not provide details on how his administration plans to implement this name change.
During the press conference, Trump also addressed immigration concerns, criticizing Mexico for not preventing millions of people from entering the United States. “Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country. They can stop them,” he emphasized.
“And we’re going to put very serious tariffs on Mexico and Canada, because Canada, they come through Canada too, and the drugs that are coming through are at record numbers, record numbers. So we’re going to make up for that by putting tariffs on Mexico and Canada, substantial tariffs,” Trump declared.
