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Trump's 'Gulf of America' is laughable ... and brilliant

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07.01.2025

Just when you think you don’t like Donald Trump and that you can just ignore him for a few years, he goes and does something amazing.

The incoming president wants to change the name of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”

Because of course he does!

“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” he said at a news conference on Tuesday.

Let’s table the logistics of this for a bit. (I promise, I’ll get back to whether Trump actually has the authority to rename international waters.)

Let’s just deal with how on brand this is for a guy who got elected president the first time by saying, “We’re gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay........

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