Trump’s plans to rename the gulf appear to be part of a broader offensive against Mexico, calling the nation "very dangerous" and "in a lot of trouble," citing drug trafficking and illegal immigration. However, most drug trafficking from Mexico is aimed at fulfilling consumer demand from Americans.

President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and even as he was being sworn in, there were executive orders already prepared for his signature. Those orders will end diversity,

Donald Trump has doubled down on his promise to rename the Gulf of Mexico in a wide-ranging speech at his inauguration ceremony.After Trump was sworn in at the Capitol for a second time, the 78-year old said that he will change the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’ in “a short time from now”.