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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaddowBlog-'The Gulf of America': Trump vows to rename the Gulf of Mexico
Well be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring, the president-elect vowed. He wasnt kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/mynewsfeed.link/post/3lf67uz5jtb2g
The Gulf of America: Trump vows to rename the Gulf of Mexico: "Well be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Donald Trump vowed. He wasn't kidding.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/-gulf-america-trump-vows-rename-gulf-mexico-rcna186611
It never occurred to me that this could become an actual goal of Republican officials in reality. And yet, with 13 days remaining before Inauguration Day, Donald Trump has inadvertently stolen my ridiculous idea and vowed to pursue it as part of his second-term agenda. This was the message the Republican president-elect shared during his latest press conference at Mar-a-Lago:
As a video clip from the event makes clear, the incoming American president is not kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lf64i3h5w223
.....But stepping back, its worth taking stock of the Republicans increasingly bizarre foreign policy agenda as he prepares to return to the White House. Since Election Day, Trump has:
Whats more, asked at his Mar-a-Lago event whether he can assure the world that he wont use military or economic coercion toward Greenland and Panama, the incoming president declined.
No, I cant assure you on either of those two, but I can say this, we need them for economic security, Trump replied.
Were going to be announcing at a future date, pretty soon, were going to change because we do most of the work there, and its ours were going be changing sort of the opposite of Biden, where hes closing everything up, essentially getting rid of $50 to $60 trillion worth of assets well be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring. That covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of America: What a beautiful name. And its appropriate. Its appropriate.
As a video clip from the event makes clear, the incoming American president is not kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lf64i3h5w223
.....But stepping back, its worth taking stock of the Republicans increasingly bizarre foreign policy agenda as he prepares to return to the White House. Since Election Day, Trump has:
leaned into the idea of adding Greenland to the United States;
talked with increasing enthusiasm about adding Canada to the U.S. through some kind of unexplained merger;
raised the prospect of the U.S. seizing control of the Panama Canal;
and vowed to impose trade tariffs on each of the U.S. three largest trade partners.
Whats more, asked at his Mar-a-Lago event whether he can assure the world that he wont use military or economic coercion toward Greenland and Panama, the incoming president declined.
No, I cant assure you on either of those two, but I can say this, we need them for economic security, Trump replied.
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MaddowBlog-'The Gulf of America': Trump vows to rename the Gulf of Mexico (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 8
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struggle4progress
(121,414 posts)1. I think we should change "Gulf of Mexico" to "Freedom Fries"
Isn't "Freedom Fries" still available?
Ms. Toad
(35,902 posts)2. While it doesn't solve the basic problem . . . wonder if he knows America isn't just the US. n/t
ThoughtCriminal
(14,420 posts)3. Brought to you from the same focus group
That gave us "New Coke" and "Freedom Fries"!
JI7
(91,322 posts)4. How about the price of eggs
We sure moved on from that one so fast.