Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.

In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in Alaska. To start, Trump re-named the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” following through on a promise he made during his campaign. The body of water borders Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Denali to Mount McKinley, honoring U.S. heritage and history.

The U.S. government announced last Friday, January 24th, the official renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

In line with a recent executive order by President Donald Trump, changes are already being announced in the United States. The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of America. In the United States,