(Gray News) – President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday, according to reports.
“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory, the Gulf of America,” Trump said in a press conference earlier this month.
Presidents have the authority to rename geographic regions and features, but it must be done through an executive order.
Dozens of executive orders are expected to be signed following Trump’s inauguration ceremony.
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