Friday, January 10, 2025 - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized Donald Trump’s comments about renaming the Gulf of Mexico, suggesting instead that the United States be called “Mexican America.”
Her
remarks came in response to Trump’s vow to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf
of America.”
During
her morning press conference, Sheinbaum presented a 17th-century world map
labelling North America as “Mexican America.”
She
pointed out that the Gulf of Mexico is an internationally recognized name
according to the United Nations and used Trump’s logic to counter him. “Why
don’t we call it (the United States) Mexican America? It sounds nice, doesn’t
it?” she said.
Sheinbaum
added that while Trump had raised the issue of names, Mexico could engage in
the same discussion while expressing confidence in maintaining “good relations”
with the incoming U.S. president.
Trump,
set to be sworn in for a second term on January 20, had declared his intention
to rename the Gulf, saying, “the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring.”
He justified the proposed change by stating, “It’s appropriate. And Mexico has
to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country.”
Sheinbaum
also responded to Trump’s claim that Mexico is controlled by drug cartels by
asserting, “In Mexico, the people rule.”
In the
lead-up to his return to office, Trump has frequently targeted Mexico,
threatening to impose heavy tariffs on imports unless the country stops the
flow of illegal migrants and drugs across the border. He has also revived plans
from his first term to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist
organizations.
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