President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” during a wide-ranging press conference on Tuesday. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America,

"We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Trump said. "The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it's a

President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to something more American. Trump was speaking at a press conference on Tuesday from Mar-a-Lago when he made the remark.

US President-elect Donald Trump set out some of the major policies he wants to implement over the next four years during a press conference held on January 7. While addressing Washington DC's future foreign policy and how he will tackle immigration, Mr Trump said he is planning to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is planning on changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to the "Gulf of America."

"We’ll be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Donald Trump vowed. He wasn't kidding.

Trump's comments came while complaining that Biden was undermining his transition to power by banning offshore energy drilling in most federal waters.

We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” he said. “The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name.” Since his election win, Trump has voiced his interest in adding additional land to the United States.