Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.
Google said it would rename the body of water to “Gulf of America” after it is updated in the U.S. government system in response to Trump’s executive order.
Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System.
Google says it has a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.
Google Maps will soon show the "Gulf of Mexico" as the "Gulf of America" for users within the United States. The change follows a recent executive order by US President Donald Trump, with Google confirming the update on Monday.
One of US President Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light.
After taking office, President Donald Trump ordered that the water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba be renamed to the Gulf of America. He also ordered America’s highest mountain peak be changed back to Mt. McKinley.
Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.
In a surprising move, Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps, following a directive from Donald Trump, the new President of the United States.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. We asked neighbors in Port Aransas how they felt about this name change.
Americans have a dim view of some of President Donald Trump's early barrage of executive orders, including his attempt to do away with so-called birthright citizenship and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico,