Among the first executive orders signed by President Donald Trump was an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America." "President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American civilization," the newly inaugurated president's executive order said.

The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in the White House that aims to unilaterally rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’. In response, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said even if Trump renames the water body,