Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rebuked President-elect Trump for saying he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico, saying she is considering a new name for the United States.
“Mexican-American. That's good,” Sheinbaum quipped Wednesday during a press conference in Mexico City, according to Reuters.
Sheinbaum cited the 1607 map at a press conference, which was also attended by Jose Alfonso Suárez del Real, Mexico's former culture minister.
“In fact, Mexican America has been recognized as a name for the entire northern part of the (American) continent since the 17th century,” Suárez del Real said, pointing to a map.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to U.S. President-elect Trump's comments about renaming bodies of water by presenting a 1661 world map showing the Americas and the Gulf of Mexico during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico. It shows. January 8, 2025 in the photos distributed. (President of Mexico/Handout via Reuters)
Sheinbaum's remarks come as President Trump held a press conference on Tuesday where he made a series of announcements and further teased the incoming second administration, including saying he planned to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico. It is something that
“We have a huge deficit with Mexico and we support Mexico a lot. They are essentially run by cartels and we can't allow that to happen because Mexico really We're in trouble, we're in a dire situation. It's a very dangerous place,” Trump said at a news conference.
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President-elect Trump speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“We're going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring. It covers a lot of territory,” President Trump said Tuesday. “American Gulf. What a beautiful name. And it's appropriate.”
Gulf of Mexico 1690 (Picturenow/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images)
gulf of mexico It is a partially closed ocean bordering states such as Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, as well as Mexico and northwestern Cuba. President Trump did not elaborate on when or how he would rename the bodies of water. Instead, he shifted gears to America's immigration issues under President Biden.
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“Mexico has to stop millions of people from coming into our country. They can be stopped, but we're going to impose very tough tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Because Canada, they also go through Canada. “And the drugs coming in are at record numbers,” Trump said.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, January 8, 2025. (Reuters/Henry Romero)
Sheinbaum pushed back on President Trump's comments that Mexico is essentially “run by cartels,” saying the people are in charge of the country.
Sheinbaum added at the press conference that he expects the United States and Mexico to have a “good relationship” during the second Trump administration.
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“I think we'll have a good relationship,” she said. “President Trump has his own way of communicating.”
