Gov. Ron DeSantis may have been the first official to use President's Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico in an official capacity.
The name of the Gulf of Mexico is just one of the many things President Trump has promised to change. While it hasn't changed yet, click to see how the state's executive order used the new title.
An area of ‘low pressure moving across the Gulf of America … will bring widespread impactful winter weather,” the order states.
DeSantis’ reference to the “Gulf of America” comes after Trump reiterated his intent to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WKRC) — "Gulf of America" appeared in a Winter Weather Emergency Declaration from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. According to WFTX, the term "Gulf of America" appeared in an emergency declaration issued only hours after President Donald Trump mentioned his desire to have the title changed during his inaugural address Monday.
The South was still digging out Wednesday from a historic winter storm that shut down interstate systems, airports and schools, covered palm trees and beaches with snow and left at least five people dead in Texas.
Florida lawmakers and DeSantis could have a way to update state laws to change references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The Legislature regularly passes what are known as "reviser's bills" that do such things as change terms in laws.
The state of Florida became the first U.S. state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Monday, when issuing an emergency declaration ahead of a major winter weather event.