President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to change the name of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America,” after controversial suggestions the U.S. should take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Trump announced he would seek the name change during a press conference Tuesday in retaliation for immigration from Mexico, which he called “a very dangerous place.”
The name change is “appropriate,” because “Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country,” Trump said, repeating his threat to impose “very serious tariffs on Mexico and Canada.”
The threat comes after Trump has suggested the U.S. should take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in recent weeks.
Trump did not rule out using “military force or economic coercion” to take control of the Panama Canal or Greenland during Tuesday’s briefing, telling a reporter who asked if he would rule out those two possible measures related to the proposed acquisitions, “no I can’t assure you on either of those two.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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