Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands Congress 'Force' Gulf of Mexico Name Change as UK Refuses to Adopt New Name
www.latintimes.com
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to demand that Congress use "force" in renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Summary

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, arguing the U.S. military and taxpayers secure the region, making it “our gulf.”

Greene shared the proposal text on social media, calling for federal agencies to adopt the name change.

She linked the renaming effort to combatting Mexican cartel activity in the Gulf.

Trump supported the name change in a 2024 executive order, but there has been no indication of international adoption, including by the UK.

  • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
    71·
    7 days ago

    I am an old man originally from Texas. Its name is the Gulf of Mexico and I’m going to dead name it until the day I die.

    This whole naming process is a smoke screen for the criminal and fascist bullshit the Trump Administration & friends are trying to pull.

    I hope Tecciztecatl or Coyolxauhqui takes offense to this and slams the Moon into the Earth like Majora’s Mask. This world is too stupid to live.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
      42·
      7 days ago

      while I get the sentiment, it’s common to call Deutchland “Germany,” “Allemagne” (or similar sounding) “Tiskland” or “Xīdé” depending on your language. A lot of languages have a variant similar to

      Nyeh + mass + ka

      No place really has a set “name.”