Is the United States allowed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America? The White House announced the name change on Sunday but an international court could have the final say.
The Gulf of Mexico’s name change wasn’t just a gimmicky gambit from the White House. Apparently, the Trump administration is desperate to enforce it. Reporters can even get barred from press conferences for rejecting its use.
If you look on Google Maps for any of presidential palaces around the world, you’ll see users reviews. Not for the White House though anymore.
The Associated Press is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration after refusing the change the name of the body of water in its journalism after 400 years.
The news agency has refused to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America", as directed by President Trump.