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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Donald Trump Says Gulf of Mexico Will Now Be Called 'Gulf of America.' Congress Is Already Prepping Legislation

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Donald Trump Says Gulf of Mexico Will Now Be Called 'Gulf of America.' Congress Is Already Prepping Legislation

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

During a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the 78-year-old president-elect shared his plan for renaming the Gulf of Mexico. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” Trump told reporters.

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Everyone can call geographical features however they like in principle.

There’s something similar here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Japan_naming_dispute

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