Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

A costly and ignorant change that will be reversed as soon as there is a real president.

The Gulf of America makes sense.

Finally, an administration that gets it.

A costly and ignorant change that will be reversed as soon as there is a real president.

Not if a law is out in place to prevent it which is what the GOP are planning to do.

It is only recognized by Trump and his gang.

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A costly and ignorant change that will be reversed as soon as there is a real president.

Not if a law is out in place to prevent it which is what the GOP are planning to do.

Just like how the 14th amendment will be repealed, right?

The Southern Canadians can rename everything if they want. We can just ignore them. Once Trump gets up to 500% tariffs on everybody, because we decline to call him the King of the World, his subjects will toss him out, as everything will cost them so much.

Within the US call it whatever you want. Meanwhile, back in reality, the rest of the world will continue to call it "The Gulf of Mexico."

“I guess you can tell students that SOME PEOPLE want to rename this body of water the Gulf of America, but everyone else in the world calls it the Gulf of Mexico,”

It is another brilliant Trump troll, designed to get people thinking about an issue. Of course, the media fall for for it hook line and sinker.

In the event, for those who think English geographical names are never changed, do their atlasses stil show Rhodesia, Ceylon, Burma, or Peking on current editions? If so, I would like to see that.

Bombay changed to Mumbai

Peking changed to Beijing

Burma changed to Myanmar

Turkey changed to Türkiye

Greenland can be changed to Trumpland

What's Denmark gonna do about it?

Just like how the 14th amendment will be repealed, right?

I’m not so sure, let’s wait and see. This is just all so exciting.

Within the US call it whatever you want. Meanwhile, back in reality, the rest of the world will continue to call it "The Gulf of Mexico."

That’s ok, they can do that, I call China’s big city Beijing, my wife calls it Peking, no ne cares and we both know what we are talking about, but since the US uses the area more, Gulf of America would seem more appropriate.

Bombay changed to Mumbai

Peking changed to Beijing

Burma changed to Myanmar

Turkey changed to Türkiye

Greenland can be changed to Trumpland

What's Denmark gonna do about it?

Deal with it.

Bombay is a city in India.

Beijing is a city in China.

Myanmar is a country but some still call it Burma.

Turkiye is a country.

Denmark expressed that today Greenland is not for sale.

The Gulf of Mexico is located between two countries.

Just the latest in a week of failures, gaffs, embarrassments, and self-owns...

There's never been a new administration with this many failures in its first week...

It's a laughing stock...

Bombay is a city in India.

Beijing is a city in China.

Myanmar is a country but some still call it Burma.

Turkiye is a country.

Denmark expressed that today Greenland is not for sale.

Denmark they can say that all day, the Greenlanders have the right to be independent if they want.

https://youtu.be/0b21skumXL0?si=vRxjaJlFUPUJ6DQs

https://youtu.be/7nenDOQhrrM?si=9_qmgFp5SJ4vzZgT

The Gulf of Mexico is located between two countries.

That wasn’t the point, the point is, the names were all changed.

I agree it's WAY WORSE than the last admin...

It's an even bigger joke than Bush 2 and Nixon put together....

I disagree

Denmark expressed that today Greenland is not for sale.

Denmark they can say that all day, the Greenlanders have the right to be independent if they want.

But Trump wants to invade them...

The Gulf of Mexico is located between two countries.

According to Trump Estonia and Transylvania...

That wasn’t the point, the point is, the names were all changed.

That no one will recognize...

Interesting - the border, crime, prices, the Ukraine war....nothing on those - but we're treated to such exercises as name-changing and pardoning violent drug dealers...

Trump 2.0 - All failures, all the time...

My Gran gave me a bible with the area "Palestine "clearly marked.

Pre 1948 edition obviously.

Trump is a troll...nothing more nor less.

“For us and for the entire world it will continue to be called the Gulf of Mexico.”

You wish.

to start it all off,

The persian gulf changed the to the arabian gulf. ~1918 methinks.

I am confused where is mexico? What was the mass of water called before Espagne granted mexico independence?

GuruMick

My Gran gave me a bible with the area "Palestine "clearly marked.

Of course. It is marked as an area, not as a state. As it still is today. And in the same bible you will not find any Syria or Jordan either.

As you show, names on maps can and do change.

Denmark they can say that all day, the Greenlanders have the right to be independent if they want.

So California has a right to be independent if they want?

The Greenland Inuit have expressed their desire not to be part of the US and if they were how would that be independence?

The US can't offer the social welfare programs they have from Denmark.

We shall see, nothing is written in stone so far. This is ongoing and developing

Another ludicrous move on the part of the convicted felon Insurrectionist-in-Chief.

Part and parcel on the MAGA (More Anarchy Guaranteed Ahead) idiocy.

Just ignore trump.

wallace

So California has a right to be independent if they want?

Interesting question, but irrelevant to Greenland, which is a self-governed territory right now, with a large party that wants full independence.

The Greenland Inuit have expressed their desire not to be part of the US and if they were how would that be

independence?

No they have not. Where do you get your (mis)information from?

The US can't offer the social welfare programs they have from Denmark.

They absolutely can. Supporting 50,000 Greenlanders is a lot cheaper than paying for millions of illegal migrants.

*in the world

Need my morning coffee.

TaiwanIsNot

*in the world

Need my morning coffee.

Nah, it does not make a difference. Still a nonsensical statement.

Another ludicrous move on the part of the convicted felon Insurrectionist-in-Chief.

Part and parcel on the MAGA (More Anarchy Guaranteed Ahead) idiocy.

And by making that statement you achieved what?

Just ignore trump.

That’s like ignoring your own pillow, no matter how much you try, in the end you will rest your head on it.