Mother Jones
•DeSantis rushes to use "Gulf of America"
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72% Informative
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America " in an emergency weather advisory.
Florida is the first state to fall in line with President Donald Trump 's plans to rename the ocean basin.
As president, Trump does indeed have the authority to rename it.
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73
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formal
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English
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58
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short-lived
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