Who Owns the Gulf of Mexico? Trump's Gulf of America Proposal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the U.S. "claims sovereignty" of the Gulf of Mexico "from the airspace down through the water column and into the subsoil.
55% : Donald Trump announced a new name for the Gulf of Mexico: the Gulf of America.
46% : During his first presidency from 2016 through 2020, Trump told voters he planned to build a wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
40% : " According to the AP, Trump can possibly change the name, but not every country is required to agree with it.
38% : "I'll be introducing legislation ASAP to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to its rightful name, the Gulf of America!" Trump has argued with Mexico over a number of topics, but the most urgent one has been immigration.
25% : Trump proposed a change to the Gulf of Mexico to call it the Gulf of America instead.

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