President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, because "it's ours." Who owns the Gulf?

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” because “it’s ours.” “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,

President-elect Donald Trump proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," citing U.S. dominance in its management and linking the move to immigration and trade issues with Mexico. The proposal gained support from Rep.

President-elect Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he planned to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” one of several foreign policy proposals that left world leaders reeling. “It has a beautiful ring,” he said of the proposed name change for the body of water that borders several U.S. and Mexican states.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, during a news conference from Mar-a-Lago the Gulf of Mexico will be getting a new name. "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Trump said. "The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it's appropriate" Trump said.

Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

As Trump calls for Gulf of Mexico to be renamed, petitions still circulate to rename NY's Donald J. Trump State Park.

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President-elect Donald Trump has floated the idea of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Here's why that could cause some confusion.

If President-elect Donald Trump was hoping to get attention by vowing to rename the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America, it worked.

The Gulf of Mexico has been named the Gulf of Mexico since before the United States of America was named the United States of America. Since, that is, before there was a United States of America.

What's in a name? President-elect Donald Trump held a presser on Tuesday where he rambled off many statements — but one that stuck out was he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."