Video above: President Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas County lawmaker filed a invoice that may change each point out of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida state statutes to the “Gulf of America” title proposed by President Donald Trump.
The 70-page bill was filed by Republican state Sen. Nick DiCeglie on Tuesday.
“Right here in Pinellas, we’re making it official. In the present day I filed laws to make sure Florida state data mirror the brand new title of this stunning physique of water – the Gulf of America. Thanks, @realDonaldTrump, on your daring management!” DiCeglie wrote in a post on X.
The proposed laws aligns with the president’s Government Order 14172, titled “Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness.” Trump additionally declared Feb. 9 “Gulf of America Day.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the many first to make use of the title in an official context, utilizing it to explain the Gulf in an govt order declaring a state of emergency forward of a winter storm that impacted Florida final month.
Google Maps was just lately updated to reflect the name change. Customers outdoors of the U.S. will nonetheless see the physique of water labeled because the Gulf of Mexico.
