President-elect Donald Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America." Social media has opinions.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to President-elect Trump's plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico by joking about renaming the U.S. "Mexican America."

The "Gulf of Mexico" name is internationally recognized, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's comments about renaming the body of water.

Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

President-elect Donald Trump has floated the idea of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Here's why that could cause some confusion.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, during a news conference from Mar-a-Lago the Gulf of Mexico will be getting a new name. "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Trump said. "The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it's appropriate" Trump said.

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo opened a Wednesday news conference in Mexico City with a 17th Century map of North and South America as a backdrop. "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations... but why don't we call this 'Mexican America'?"

This month during a rambling news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his latest vision for revising the map of the world: “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,

Why stop at Gulf of America? Our maps are full of foreign names and languages — including a Palm Beach resort with a Spanish name.

President-elect Donald Trump says that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”

OCEARCH has tracked Crystal up the eastern seaboard to New Brunswick, back down around the Florida Keys and into the Gulf of Mexico.

A local reveals the best beaches in the Sunshine State, with activities for every outdoor enthusiast. Even better, they’re far from crowds.