Posted on 01/20/2025 6:26:46 AM PST by V_TWIN
Donald Trump will order the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali in his first hours as the 47th president, The Post has learned.
The Gulf of Mexico will be rechristened the Gulf of America, and Denali, the highest-peaked mountain in North America, will revert back to Mount McKinley — which it was called in the sight of the US government before former President Barack Obama changed the name in 2015.
The renaming of the two natural features is to honor “American greatness,” according to a preview of the orders.
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YES!
Exactly. Don’t know why this wasn’t done sooner.
Thank you, Mairdie-I know many feel the same way here!
Since so much of the Mexican population is in our country already, renaming a body of water to Gulf of America seems appropriate. Sounds better than “Gulf of Home Depot Parking Lot”, and will fit into headlines better.
He does have control over GNIS:
https://www.usgs.gov/tools/geographic-names-information-system-gnis
I do not expect organizations such as the National Geographic Society or the International Hydrographic Organization to follow suit.
Just name it “American Gulf”, like the Persian Gulf over by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, etc.
I thought Trump bit off a rather large piece to chew. I’m not against it; just hope he can accomplish it.
I thought Trump bit off a rather large piece to chew. I’m not against it; just hope he can accomplish it.
Yeah? So?
And carrots! She loves carrots! With teeth like that she has to.
Well. That would follow. Kind of like The Monster having an enormous Schwanzstucker. That would follow.
Oh well. Stuff happens. Deal with it.
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