During a long and rambling speech about his plans to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada and take back the Panama Canal, President-elect Donald Trump mentioned, in passing, his plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
“We’re going to be changing — sort of the opposite of Biden, where he’s closing everything up, essentially getting rid of 50 to $60 trillion worth of assets — 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, the Gulf of America. What a beautiful name,” he said in a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, his first since his 2024 victory was certified by a joint session of Congress Monday.