Incoming US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in his latest eye-catching plan as he prepares to take office later this month.
“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” he told reporters.
“It’s appropriate. And Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country.”
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