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Josh Salisbury

US Coast Guard start using 'Gulf of America' for 'Gulf of Mexico' after Trump pushes name change

Donald Trump ordered US federal agencies to rename the Gulf of Mexico - (AP)

The US Coast Guard and state of Florida have renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after Donald Trump demanded its name be changed.

On his first day in office as the 47th US president, Trump issued an executive order that federal government agencies rename the gulf between Mexico and the United States to the ‘Gulf of America’.

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