Mexican President Suggests Renaming US After Trump Proposes Name Change for Gulf of Mexico

Trump has proposed changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America.’

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attends a military parade commemorating the 114th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution at the Zócalo square in Mexico City on Nov. 20, 2024. Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP via Getty Images

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested on Jan. 8 that the United States be renamed after President-elect Donald Trump proposed changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, made the comments while standing in front of a 17th-century world map during a news conference in the nation’s capital of Mexico City.