Britain Rejects Trump’s Renaming of Gulf of Mexico

HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene Miffed Britain Won't Use 'Gulf Of America' Term

The United Kingdom has no plans to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” and boy, is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pissed. Although President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the federal government change the name, it doesn’t appear as if Britain will follow suit. In fact, the Telegraph reported Thursday that Britain “will continue to call the body of water by its current name unless the new title ordered by Mr. Trump gains widespread usage in English.” The paper said official British maps will not adopt the name change unless ”‘Gulf of America’ becomes the most commonly used name for it by English speakers.” It added that officials “believe that is not likely for some time, if at all.”

Left
HuffPost
The Yucatan Times
U.K. will not recognize Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico - The Yucatan Times

According to The Telegraph, Britain will continue to call the body of water by its current name unless the new title ordered by Mr Trump gains widespread usage in English. The US president instructed the US Board on Geographic Names to change the gulf’s name within hours of taking office on Monday, after arguing that the ocean basin was “ours” and the US did “most of the work there”. The name will change on official maps in the US within 30 days. Some navigation apps, including Google Maps, are under pressure from Republicans to change it immediately. However, Mr Trump cannot change the name used by other countries or by international organizations because the Gulf is an international body of water with coastlines in the US, Mexico, and Cuba.

Middle
The Yucatan Times
The Telegraph
Britain will not recognise Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico

The UK will continue to call the body of water the Gulf of Mexico unless Donald Trump’s plan to rename it catches on in English-speaking countries. Britain has no plans to along with Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, The Independent understands. Amid a slew of executive orders he signed on his return to the Whitehouse, the new president used executive order 14170 to “restore names that honour American greatness”. “The area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico has long been an integral asset to our once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part of America,” the order states. While the US can choose how to label geographical features on its coastline, the UK will continue its existing process for labelling landmarks and regions, The Independent understands.

Right
The Telegraph

News Results

Britain 'will not recognise Trump's rebrand of the Gulf of Mexico'
The US president ordered US mapmakers to make the change within hours of taking office on Monday. The executive order, titled 'Restoring names that honor American greatness', requires the Gulf to be referred to by its new name. Mexico has ridiculed the move, suggesting that the US should be renamed 'Mexican America' instead.
News Article Image
UK has no plans to recognise Donald Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico
The UK will continue to call the body of water the Gulf of Mexico unless DonaldTrump’s plan to rename it catches on in English-speaking countries
News Article Image
'We have to force this': Marjorie Taylor Greene insists that the U.K. submits to Trump's Gulf of Mexico name change
Britain will continue to call the Gulf of Mexico as such unless the alternative proposal gains ‘widespread usage’ Many social media users have responded with memes against the president's proposal. One user wrote, “I guess I can go without eggs for a bit longer.”
News Article Image
Britain will not recognise Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico
Britain will not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America despite Donald Trump’s order for it to be renamed, The Telegraph understands.
News Article Image
Britain will not recognise Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico
Britain will continue to call the body of water by its current name unless the new title gains widespread usage in English. US president instructed the US Board on Geographic Names to change the gulf’s name within hours of taking office on Monday. The name will change on official maps in the US within 30 days. Some navigation apps, including Google Maps, are under pressure to change it immediately.
News Article Image
HEALTH STORY

Ozempic and Wegovy May Lower Risk of 42 Health Conditions in Landmark Study

Updated: 34 minutes ago
Search for: Ozempic And Wegovy Health Benefits
NEWS STORY

Masked Students Disrupt Israeli History Class on First Day of Spring Semester at Columbia University, Hand Out Antisemitic Flyers

Updated: 12 hours ago
NEWS STORY

Hughes and Laguna Fires Burn Thousands of Acres Near Los Angeles, Prompting Widespread Evacuations

Updated: 13 hours ago