Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) became the first U.S. politician to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” even before President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the large body of water.
On Monday afternoon, DeSantis issued a state of emergency as a hazardous winter storm approached the Florida Panhandle from the Gulf of Mexico. However, DeSantis didn’t use the Gulf of Mexico verbiage, but instead used “Gulf of America,” which was previously floated by Trump.
‘America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world.’
“An area of low pressure moving across the Gulf of America, interacting with Arctic air, will bring widespread
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