Google caves to Donald Trump’s executive order and will change ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ on its maps

Sundar Pichai wears a suit and stands above a crowd of people in the U.S. Capitol building. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson—Pool/Getty Images)

• Google said Monday it will enforce changes to the U.S. map, including changing the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America,” following an executive order President Donald Trump passed his first day back in office.

Google will be making some changes to its U.S. maps in accordance with one of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions of his second term. The tech giant said Monday it would update its maps, changing the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”