Trump vowed to change the 456-year-old name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' as soon as he entered the White House - saying 'we do most of the work there, it’s ours'
President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and even as he was being sworn in, there were executive orders already prepared for his signature.
Claudia Sheinbaum's statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to officially rename the body of water
Trump’s plans to rename the gulf appear to be part of a broader offensive against Mexico, calling the nation "very dangerous" and "in a lot of trouble," citing drug trafficking and illegal immigration. However, most drug trafficking from Mexico is aimed at fulfilling consumer demand from Americans.
US President Donald Trump announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and claimed America would reclaim the Panama Canal.
Wresting back control of the Panama Canal, renaming the Gulf of Mexico and exiting from the Paris Agreement were three of the shipping takeaways in the first hours following the inauguration of Donald Trump yesterday as the 47th president of the United States.
He views Mexico as a source of unwanted migration, drugs and Chinese goods, Canada as a liberal dystopia and Greenland as a weak link. Some of his remarks are bluster. The Gulf of Mexico, he says, should be renamed the Gulf of America.
Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and claimed America would reclaim the Panama Canal.
During his first speech as President, Donald Trump renewed his threat to Panama and warned to take back the Panama Canal from the Central American country. Trump also reiterated his claim that China is operating the canal.
Trump suggests renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. So, can he do that? Here's what goes into a name.