Donald Trump is due to attend a summit of Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, even as a backlash back home over Qatar's proposed gift of a $400m luxury plane threatened to overshadow his “historic” tour of the Middle East.

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon was the only Republican to oppose a bill to codify Trump’s order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.

Harry Enten hammered Trump’s effort to rebrand the Gulf of Mexico to "The Gulf of America" by ticking through brutal stats on the campaign's effectiveness. The post CNN’s Harry Enten Sets Fire To Trump ‘Gulf Of America’ Rebranding: ‘Has Gone Horribly!

The Mexican president had warned the tech company that her country could bring legal action for renaming the gulf.

After ending a ceasefire two months ago, Israel is intensifying the war in the Gaza Strip, where a blockade on food, medicine and other supplies is worsening a humanitarian crisis. And Iran, an enemy of Israel and a rival of Saudi Arabia, stands on the cusp of being able to develop nuclear weapons.

During a debate on the House floor on Thursday, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) discussed the importance of renaming the Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump embarks Monday on the first major international trip of his second term – an opportunity to shore up relations with a trio of key Middle Eastern allies and prove his might as a dealmaker on the world stage.