FILE – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a regular press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on January 8, 2025. In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s condemnation of Mexico, Sheinbaum said the country is “governed by its people.”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reprimands president-elect trump He said there are plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and said there is a new name for the United States.
“Mexican-American. That’s good,” Sheinbaum quipped Wednesday during a press conference in Mexico City, according to Reuters.
Mr. Sheinbaum took part in the press conference, citing the 1607 map. by the former culture of mexico Minister Jose Alfonso Suárez del Real.
“In fact, Mexican America has been recognized as a name for the entire northern part of the (American) continent since the 17th century,” Suárez del Real said, pointing to a map.
‘Beautiful name’: President Trump announces pro-American revamp of Gulf of Mexico
Sheinbaum’s remarks come as President Trump held a press conference on Tuesday where he made a series of announcements and further teased the incoming second administration, including saying he planned to rename the Gulf of Mexico. It is something that
“We have a huge deficit with Mexico and we support Mexico a lot. They are essentially run by cartels and we can’t allow that to happen because Mexico really We’re in trouble, we’re in a dire situation. It’s a very dangerous place,” Trump said at a news conference.
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“We’re going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring. It covers a lot of territory,” President Trump said Tuesday. “American Gulf. What a beautiful name. And it’s appropriate.”
gulf of mexico It is a partially closed ocean bordering states such as Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, as well as Mexico and northwestern Cuba. President Trump did not elaborate on when or how he would rename the bodies of water. Instead, he shifted gears to America’s immigration issues under President Biden.
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“Mexico should stop allowing millions of people to enter the country.” number of people flowing into our country. They can stop them, and we’re going to impose very severe tariffs on Mexico and Canada, because Canada, they also go through Canada. And we have record numbers of drugs in circulation,” President Trump said.
Sheinbaum pushed back on President Trump’s comments that Mexico is essentially “run by cartels” and said the people are in charge of the country.
Sheinbaum added at the press conference that he expects the United States and Mexico to have a “good relationship” during the second Trump administration.
“I think that’s it. It will be a good relationship“President Trump has his way of communicating,” she said.
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