Then I think you missed some things. For example Abbott said pretty much the exact same things that Ford is when he said he was not afraid to use the Texas economy against Canada.
This isn’t something new.
Since his early days Trump has written that makes are a powerful negotiation tool. This is why if he likes a product, it’s going to get his name on it. In gold letters.
I’m surprised he hasn’t named it Lake Trump.
When he renamed the Gulf remember that without asking Google maps decided to go along with it. That was a huge step.