{"id":2387493,"date":"2025-01-07T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-hes-changing-the-name-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-the-gulf-of-america-its-ours\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T20:26:50","slug":"trump-announces-hes-changing-the-name-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-the-gulf-of-america-its-ours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-hes-changing-the-name-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-the-gulf-of-america-its-ours\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces He&#8217;s Changing the Name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America: &#8216;It&#8217;s Ours&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-announces-hes-changing-the-name-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-the-gulf-of-america-its-ours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387493&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>during a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">news conference<\/a><\/a>, President-elect Donald Trump\u200c announced a controversial\u2063 plan to\u2063 rename the Gulf of\u2064 Mexico to the gulf of America, claiming it \u200dreflects America&#8217;s contributions to the\u2064 region. This\u200b statement came after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ronna-mcdaniel-to-run-for-fourth-term-as-rnc-chair\/\" title=\"Ronna McDaniel to Run for Fourth Term as RNC Chair\">generated attention<\/a> by referring to canada\u200b as the 51st state.\u200c Trump emphasized the U.S.&#8217;s critically important trade deficit\u2063 with Mexico adn criticized\u2064 the country&#8217;s governance, suggesting \u2064that drug \u2064cartels dominate\u200b its political landscape. \u200dHe\u200c stated that mexico\u2064 needs to take \u200bduty for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-desantis-announces-he-will-send-florida-law-enforcement-to-assist-at-border-blasts-biden-admin\/\" title=\"BREAKING: DeSantis Announces He Will Send Florida Law Enforcement To Assist At Border, Blasts Biden Admin\">curbing illegal immigration<\/a> to the U.S. and expressed optimism about a new era for America, which he\u200c described as &#8220;the\u200b dawn of \u200bAmerica\u2019s golden age.&#8221; \u200dHis proposal has sparked mixed reactions, with some supporters eagerly backing \u2063the name change while critics dismiss it as\u200b trivial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fresh off of raising hackles and generating headlines by referring to Canada as the 51st state, President-elect Donald Trump turned his attention southward Tuesday towards a body of water with a troubling name.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s latest idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-canada-statehood-joke-catching-even-investor-reality-star-floats-idea-new-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">re-shape North America<\/a> came during a news conference, as he was discussing issues with Mexico, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theblaze\/status\/1876674142457770095?mx=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-la-calle-the-hbo-doc-on-venezuelas-collapse-that-fails-to-mention-socialism\/\" title=\"\u2018A La Calle\u2019 : The HBO Doc On Venezuela\u2019s Collapse That Fails To Mention Socialism\">massive deficit<\/a> with Mexico, and we help Mexico a lot,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TRUMP: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be announcing pretty soon that we&rsquo;re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring to it.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqkjhIrR3O\">pic.twitter.com\/HqkjhIrR3O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1876674142457770095?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re essentially run by the cartels, and [we] can&rsquo;t let that happen. Mexico is really in trouble, a lot of trouble, very dangerous place,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-reverse-bidens-ridiculous-new-drilling-ban-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> then said it was time for a sea change.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No more Gulf of Mexico<br \/> We go for Gulf of America<\/p>\n<p>The full Trump Effect. &#128175; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOF9RxaQGJ\">pic.twitter.com\/iOF9RxaQGJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NEO BUNDY (@NEOBUNDY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEOBUNDY\/status\/1876687140714926301?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be announcing, at a future date &mdash; pretty soon, we&rsquo;re going to change, because we do most of the work there, and its ours &mdash; we&rsquo;re going to be changing, sort of the opposite of Biden, where he&rsquo;s closing everything up, essentially getting rid of $50 to $60 trillion worth of assets &mdash; we&rsquo;re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh my gosh.<\/p>\n<p>Trump just announced the &ldquo;Gulf of America&rdquo; will replace the name &ldquo;Gulf of Mexico.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CANNOT WAIT. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dXbuLWA8cu\">pic.twitter.com\/dXbuLWA8cu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1876675153758941561?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That covers a lot of territory, the Gulf of America,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;What a beautiful name. And it&rsquo;s appropriate. It&rsquo;s appropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump&rsquo;s second term is off to a GREAT start.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll be introducing legislation ASAP to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to its rightful name, the Gulf of America! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFlrNkw7c6\">pic.twitter.com\/uFlrNkw7c6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1876676830096457980?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexico-says-yes-sir-trump-crushes-2-illegal-immigrant-caravans-heading-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a> must mend its ways.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country. They can stop them,&rdquo; Trump said, noting that he also wants Canada to crack down on illegal immigrants slipping into the United States through its norther border.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST IN: President Trump announces he will be renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s ours, and Gulf of America has a great ring to it.&rdquo; &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>America&rsquo;s so freaking back. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Um9G474mBI\">pic.twitter.com\/Um9G474mBI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1876674115635142785?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later in his news conference, Trump added, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re approaching the dawn of America&rsquo;s golden age. 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