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01/30/2025

Mexicans Mock and Dismiss Trump’s Order to Rename Gulf of Mexico

Many are saying the request is "absurd"

When Google announced it was complying with President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, many Mexicans responded with a laugh and a long, exhausted sigh.

At her daily press briefing on Tuesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum largely shrugged off Google's move, noting that Trump's order only applies to the U.S. continental shelf, suggesting that her country would not abide by it.

"The Gulf of Mexico is still the Gulf of Mexico," she said.

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