White House responds to John Mellencamp criticizing ‘Gulf of America’ name change
John Mellencamp mocked the Gulf of America name change during his tour, drawing a White House response after videos from two concerts spread online.
- On Saturday, rocker John Mellencamp paused his concert in Holmdel, New Jersey, to mock President Donald Trump's effort to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, calling it a 'stupid' idea.
- Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 to rename the gulf, later admitting he initially considered calling it the 'Gulf of Trump' before settling on the current branding for the United States portion.
- Mellencamp, currently on his Dancing Words tour, interrupted his 1983 hit Pink Houses during the show to criticize the change, a detour he has taken at other recent concert stops including Wantagh, New York.
- White House spokesman Davis Ingle responded on Monday to Fox News Digital, stating, 'Nobody in their right mind cares what out-of-touch, woke Hollywood celebrities have to say.'
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed the move, noting the Gulf of Mexico has carried its name since the 17th century, while some map sites like Google adopted Trump's new branding.
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The White House responded to a rant by John Mellencamp after the geriatric rocker criticized President Donald J. Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. During at least two concerts on the 74-year-old singer’s “Dancing Words Tour,” Mellencamp ranted about the name change during the performance of his iconic early-1980s anthem “Pink Houses,” a song with lyrics that reference the Gulf of Mexico. In one video from a July 25 s…
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John Mellencamp Rips Gulf of America Name, White House Fires Back John Mellencamp turned a concert moment into a political jab over the weekend, taking aim at President Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The singer was performing Saturday night in Holmdel, New Jersey, during his Dancing Words Tour – The Greatest Hits. The tour is set to continue through amphitheaters around the country through August, according…
White House responds to John Mellencamp criticizing ‘Gulf of America’ name change
Mellencamp, who references the Gulf of Mexico in the lyrics of his song “Pink Houses,” criticized the change during at least two recent performances on his “Dancing Words Tour.”
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