Donald Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
Trump signed an executive order renaming the body of water the Gulf of America, and Google Maps began showing that name for US users in February 2025, so the rename and its appearance on Google Maps are supported. However, the sources say Google made the change because the U.S.
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What was said
… I hope that's not insulting. You know, today, if you say that, it's considered a great insult, and that's the end of your political career. I say, Madam President, if I might, you have a beautiful voice. Anyway, I changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico. I called up Google Maps. I said, "Please do this." They do what I say because they respect me, and they changed it. We did all the papers, everything else. It took me about two days. It's been that way for 350 years. You know, Mexico is 100 years older, so it's called the Gulf of Mexico for exactly 350 years. …
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Contradicts. Google said it changed the name under its longstanding practice of following official government sources, and it did so only after the federal listing was updated; sources do not show Trump directly changing the name on Google Maps.[3][4][5][6]
Supports. Trump signed Executive Order 14172 on Inauguration Day ordering the body of water renamed the Gulf of America, and the White House says it is a fact that the name changed.[1][4]
Supports. Google Maps changed the Gulf of Mexico label to Gulf of America for US users on February 10–11, 2025, after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System was updated.[3][4][5][7]
Context. Mexico objected to Google's change, and Google Maps shows both names outside the US and 'Gulf of Mexico' in Mexico.[2][3]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 4 not rated
- 1Can Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'?apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Mexico president to Google: Wrong to accept Trump's Gulf ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Google Maps updates Gulf of Mexico name for US usersbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 4'Gulf of America' now appears on Google Maps for U.S. userschicago.suntimes.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Google Maps changes name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America after Donald Trump executive ordernews.sky.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 6'Gulf of America' arrives on Google Maps - donald trump - ABC7abc7.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' ...fox9.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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