Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her administration decided whether to file a lawsuit against Google on Google Maps to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the U.S. Gulf.
“We’re going to wait. We’ve seen what this will mean from a legal advice perspective, but we hope they can make the revisions.”
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Presidents Claudia Sheinbaum and Presidents Donald Trump (Getty Image)
Google renamed the waters after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change it. Now, Google-mapping U.S. users will see the “Gulf of the United States” in the app, and both of those outside the U.S. and Mexico will see the terms, the company said.
“We will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring. This covers a lot of territory,” Trump said on Tuesday. “The Gulf of America. What a beautiful name. It’s a good fit.”
Sheinbaum condemned the move, saying the Gulf of Mexico’s name has long been recognized internationally.
“What we’re asking for is to study the White House ordinance and the president signed by Donald Trump. You’ll see in that statute that it doesn’t refer to the entire Gulf.”
Google Maps, FAA officials acknowledged Trump’s announcement: “Isn’t it beautiful?”
Google Maps has begun referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of the United States. (AP/Google Maps)
“We will file a civil lawsuit if necessary,” she added. “Our legal field is already studying what this means, but we hope (Google) reconquering the conqueror.”
In addition to Google, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a chart notice confirming that its system is updating the name, in addition to the newly named McKinley Hill (formerly known as Denali) in Alaska.
President Donald Trump on the right said with reporters that he was accompanied by Home Secretary Doug Burgum and Burgum’s wife Kathryn Burgum, On Air Force One, Trump signed a notice announcing the February 9 U.S. Gulf while traveling in West Palm Beach, Florida. , to New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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“Please note that the FAA is updating our data and charts to show name changes Gulf of Mexico To the Bay of America, the name changes from Denali to Mount McKinley. This will be the goal for the next publication cycle, the notice said.
