Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Fires Back at Trump’s Plan to Rename Gulf of Mexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum chided President-elect Trump for saying he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico, saying she has a new name for the United States – “Mexican America”. During a press conference in Mexico City, Sheinbaum showed a 1607 map that recognizes “Mexican America” as the name for the whole northern part of the American continent. She was joined by Mexico’s former culture minister, Jose Alfonso Suarez del Real, who pointed to the map to support her claim.
Trump announced his plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America during his own press conference on Tuesday, saying it has a “beautiful ring” and covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of Mexico is a partly enclosed sea that borders several US states as well as Mexico and Cuba.
Sheinbaum also pushed back on Trump’s comment that Mexico is essentially “run by cartels”, saying that the people are in charge of the nation. She added that she expects the US and Mexico will have a “good relationship” during the second Trump administration, but noted that Trump has his own way of communicating.
