Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
Source: AP
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a name he said has a beautiful ring to it.
Its his latest suggestion to redraw the map of the Western Hemisphere. Trump has repeatedly referred to Canada as the 51st State, demanded that Denmark consider ceding Greenland, and called for Panama to return the Panama Canal.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-gulf-of-mexico-bc438f4feca1234475a1adef99344da7
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Duncanpup
(13,980 posts)That will definitely bring down the cost of groceries.
Trueblue1968
(18,379 posts)JoseBalow
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fierywoman
(8,206 posts)niyad
(121,969 posts)fierywoman
(8,206 posts)niyad
(121,969 posts)usaf-vet
(7,223 posts)It is another lie meant for the dumb low intelligent voters in America.
cstanleytech
(27,325 posts)MacKasey
(1,298 posts)Trump's Fucking Asshole
Attilatheblond
(5,046 posts)Sideshow Bob, or is it Sideshow Blob?
Bengus81
(7,824 posts)Please DIE quickly Trump......
TheCowsCameHome
(40,230 posts)Skittles
(161,530 posts)he's fucking PATHETIC
area51
(12,230 posts)https://www.biblestudytools.com/psalms/109-8.html
delisen
(6,771 posts)The Trump gang are masters of propaganda. They are making outrageous comments to dominate the news cycle and obliterate Carter and virtuous leadership.
Repeating the garbage is doing Trumps propaganda work for him,
Boomerproud
(8,576 posts)To lie in state and on the same day we're treated to insane ramblings. The world has lost its mooring.
Deuxcents
(20,742 posts)idahoblue
(411 posts)Trump is so stupid he thinks America is the United States. Gulf of America is not too bad, that includes all the countries south of us that he calls shitholes.
C0RI0LANUS
(2,725 posts)![](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/perplexed-man-cartoon-blond-scratching-his-head-53284643.jpg)
Deep State Witch
(11,580 posts)Granted, it was named "Gulf of Mexico" by the Spanish conquistadors. According to Wikipedia, the first non-Native person to explore it was Amerigo Vespucci.
However, I don't think that honoring Vespucci is what the Orange Horror has in mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico
Evolve Dammit
(19,779 posts)Attilatheblond
(5,046 posts)OK, he jmay delivered pizza to Mar A Largo a couple of times. Or coffee
MissouriDem47
(88 posts)Trump always says or does something to grab the headlines and this is just another example.
James48
(4,687 posts)Just asking.
James48
(4,687 posts)I bet that will be on the dock next.
Aussie105
(6,668 posts)Canada is renamed 'North land of Barbarian Enemies.'
Mexico 'South land of the Barbarian Enemies.'
Maps are reprinted, all state names are abolished, instead . . . Central Trumpmenistan, Western Trumpmenistan, and Eastern, Northern and Southern Trumpmenistan.
Maps will have warnings on the oceans, 'Dragons live here, do not go!'
Evolve Dammit
(19,779 posts)AZ8theist
(6,625 posts)![](https://i.imgur.com/xopFvQ6l.jpg)
IcyPeas
(23,106 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(157,536 posts)Well be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring, the president-elect vowed. He wasnt kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/mynewsfeed.link/post/3lf67uz5jtb2g
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/-gulf-america-trump-vows-rename-gulf-mexico-rcna186611
Were going to be announcing at a future date, pretty soon, were going to change because we do most of the work there, and its ours were going be changing sort of the opposite of Biden, where hes closing everything up, essentially getting rid of $50 to $60 trillion worth of assets well 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. And its appropriate. Its appropriate.
As a video clip from the event makes clear, the incoming American president is not kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lf64i3h5w223
.....But stepping back, its worth taking stock of the Republicans increasingly bizarre foreign policy agenda as he prepares to return to the White House. Since Election Day, Trump has:
leaned into the idea of adding Greenland to the United States;
talked with increasing enthusiasm about adding Canada to the U.S. through some kind of unexplained merger;
raised the prospect of the U.S. seizing control of the Panama Canal;
and vowed to impose trade tariffs on each of the U.S. three largest trade partners.
Whats more, asked at his Mar-a-Lago event whether he can assure the world that he wont use military or economic coercion toward Greenland and Panama, the incoming president declined.
No, I cant assure you on either of those two, but I can say this, we need them for economic security, Trump replied.
twodogsbarking
(12,561 posts)endgenocide
(166 posts)and New Mexico to New Melanina?
magicarpet
(17,527 posts).... with 24 carat golden sand at all the beaches.
FSogol
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Skittles
(161,530 posts)or HARRIS
no_hypocrisy
(49,958 posts)Blue_Roses
(13,607 posts)there was a time that this would have been a joke.
Irish_Dem
(63,182 posts)Can you imagine what the ER staff would think and do?
C_U_L8R
(46,109 posts)That swirling cesspool will be truly worthy of the Trump brand.
bucolic_frolic
(48,425 posts)Relax. He's just playing with power.
aggiesal
(9,714 posts)johnnyfins
(1,657 posts)For something else. What else is he DOING. Not talking about.
orangecrush
(22,931 posts)Unladen Swallow
(491 posts)the idiotic joke that this is. He's trolling. And folks are biting. HARD.
OnlinePoker
(5,887 posts)spudspud
(576 posts)YoshidaYui
(43,141 posts)well fuck you king of the world!!
William Seger
(11,297 posts)Orrex
(64,630 posts)And they can bury Vance with him, on top of Johnson's screaming body.
Aristus
(68,988 posts)n/t
Mrsfiddlegirl
(29 posts)The Americas cover more tyan just the U.S. He is such a felonious ignorant moron. Let the stroke come soon please. I've never wished ill on another human in my lifetime, but this is a dire situation which demands extraordinary patience. I don't have enough patience to watch this insanity.
PJMcK
(23,276 posts)NOT.
Crowman2009
(2,937 posts)....Swampy Gold-Plated Shithouse!
C Moon
(12,679 posts)orangecrush
(22,931 posts)Same crap as last time.
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LudwigPastorius
(11,525 posts)...and, Trump can sell naming rights to the years.
2025 will become The Year of the Depends Adult Undergarment.
NGeorgian
(98 posts)?
MadMike47
(129 posts)SomewhereInTheMiddle
(433 posts)When I heard this, I asked myself what the actual mechanism for changing the name of an international body of water is.
From what little I can find it seems like it would have to go through the UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) to be internationally recognized.
Given Trumps proven views on international organizations and cooperation therewith I dont see him being able to push this through. Of course, he might be able to get a law passed saying all publications in the US are required to use the name, which would suck and make us more of a laughingstock, but that would have little impact on the rest of the world.
I just hope he forgets the idea by tomorrow morning and we never here about it again, except perhaps in late night talk show monologs.
At this point hope may be all we have left.
orleans
(35,563 posts)but no one else is gonna do it
fuck him
elleng
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tirebiter
(2,610 posts)Holy Cross at the end of the 19th century. Problem was nobody else in the world changed their maps. We are still listed as Santa Cruz, California
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,633 posts)or, United Stupidity Association. The world is again watching all this with disgust and we will be paying the price with loss of trust and increasing economic penalty.
TFG is trying to keep his minions in a froth of ignorant BS that he knows won't work just to keep them corralled in his system of grifts.
Next, I expect them to start selling large wall maps of the world with new labels to match his drug-fueled dreams.
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Oopsie Daisy
(5,162 posts)Decisions to rename a shared inland sea or major lake would likely involve diplomatic negotiations and consensus-building among the countries that border it. Any attempt by one country to unilaterally rename a shared body of water without the agreement of other neighboring countries would likely face challenges and could potentially lead to diplomatic tensions.
While countries can have influence over the naming of bodies of water within their own territorial waters, renaming internationally recognized bodies of water, such as the Gulf of Mexico, would likely require widespread international consensus and recognition.
It is unlikely that a US President and a compliant Congress could unilateraly rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" without facing significant challenges in terms of international acceptance and recognition. Similarly, any nation seeking to rename any major body of water would need to navigate complex diplomatic processes and seek approval from the International community.
Obviously, the naming of international waters and bodies od water is a complex and multilateral process. It would involve considerations of history, geography, geopolitics, and international norms (LOL) rather than being a decision that can be arbitrarily made by a single country or leader.