President of Mexico chides Trump, suggests North America could be renamed ‘Mexican America’

Can Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico?

The new US president signed an order that will see the body of water named the Gulf of America on US maps. But the rest of the world doesn't have to follow suit.

Why not rename US ‘Mexican America’?

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president took a swipe at Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying that the United States should be called “Mexican America,” after Trump’s vow to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” At her regular morning press conference, Claudia Sheinbaum displayed a 17th-century world map showing North America as “Mexican America.” […]...Keep on reading: Why not rename US ‘Mexican America’?

Mexico's president one-ups Trump after he claims he'll rename the Gulf of Mexico

As is often the case with Trump, it’s unclear whether his remarks are to be taken at face value or if he's simply trying to stir the pot.

Mexican President Suggests Renaming US After Trump Proposes Name Change for Gulf of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested on Wednesday that the United States be renamed after President-elect Donald Trump proposed changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, made the comments while standing in front of a 17th-century world map during a press conference in the nation’s capital of Mexico City. Pointing her hand across a territory that is now the United States…

Sheinbaum responds Trump with a new name for North America

Mexico’s president has signaled to Donald Trump that she can also play the regional renaming game. Claudia Sheinbaum chided Trump on Wednesday for claiming her nation was run by drug cartels and proposing that the Gulf of Mexico—as it has been named since the 17th century—be renamed the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum brandished a massive map of North America from 1607 that labeled the continent as “América Mexicana,” or “Mexican America,” at a new…