President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is going to rename the Gulf of Mexico once he takes office. No, this isn’t an Onion headline. I know. It’s really hard to ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is going to rename the Gulf of Mexico once he takes office. No, this isn’t an Onion headline. I know. It’s really hard to ...

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

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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.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," a name he said has a "beautiful ring to it." It's his latest suggestion to ...