US President Donald Trump has declared Feb 9 as "Gulf of America Day,” calling on public officials and the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programmes, ceremonies and activities.
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump signed a Gulf of America Day proclamation aboard Air Force
00:05One on Sunday.
00:07Trump was on his way to the Super Bowl game between Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia
00:11Eagles in New Orleans, flying over the area he was renaming, known to others as the Gulf
00:17of Mexico.
00:18We're flying right over it right now.
00:21So we thought this would be appropriate.
00:22Even bigger than the Super Bowl.
00:23This is a big thing.
00:24And almost everybody now has assented to that.
00:31Attention on board.
00:32Ladies and gentlemen, if you could please direct your attention out the right side of
00:33the aircraft.
00:34Air Force One is currently in international waters.
00:35The first time in history flying over the recently renamed Gulf of America.
00:36Wow.
00:37He did that well.
00:49As Trump was speaking to the press, the pilot announced they were flying over the Gulf of
00:53America.
00:54The proclamation was published on the White House's website on the same day.
00:59Last month, the Trump administration said it had officially changed the name of the
01:03Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount McKinley.
01:09Trump ordered the name changes as part of a flurry of executive actions hours after
01:14taking office to fulfill his campaign promises in the presidential election last year.
01:20While Trump can direct the U.S. Geological Survey to change how it denotes the Gulf of
01:24Mexico, such a name change would be unlikely to be recognized internationally.
01:30Google Maps said it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it
01:35is officially updated in the U.S. geographic name system.
01:39The change will be visible in the U.S., but it will remain Gulf of Mexico in Mexico.
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