src: Resumen LatinoAmericano, published on Resumen English, January 8, 2028
Mexico’s president has recalled that the name of the Gulf of Mexico dates back to the 17th century, branding the elected US president as “misinformed”.
Trump proposed to rename the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”, to which Mexico, through the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has responded Wednesday to Trump reminding him that the name of the Gulf of Mexico has been internationally recognized since 1607 and joked to call by saying we should change the name of North America to ‘Mexican America’
“Obviously, the Gulf of Mexico is recognized the name by the United Nations, but why not call North America, Mexican America? It sounds nice, doesn’t it? Since 1607. The Constitution of Apatzingán (of 1814) was of Mexican America, so let’s call it Mexican America,” Sheinbaum declared.
She has also rejected Trump’s statements on drug cartels, arguing that the coming US president is “misinformed”.
“I believe that yesterday President Trump was misinformed, with all due respect, because I believe that he was informed that in Mexico Felipe Calderón and (Genaro) García Luna (former Secretary of Public Security now imprisoned in the United States) still governed, but no, in Mexico the people govern,” she said.
In this context, the Mexican Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, assured that said body of water will not change its name.
“Well, if we were to meet in 30 years, the Gulf of Mexico will continue to be called Gulf of Mexico, but we are not going to get caught up in that debate, what we are going to do is protect the relationship we have between the two countries,” the Mexican official stressed on Tuesday at a press conference.
Likewise, he declared that Trump’s arrival to power will not generate surprises, and that the Mexican government has been preparing a strategy for months to face possible scenarios.
Also, Ebrard insisted that Mexico will act with calm calculated intelligence and Mexican wisdom in the face of Trump’s statements, who will assume the U.S. presidency on January 20.
“Our guide is cold blood. We cannot be answering his statements every day. Mexican intelligence and wisdom will also be used, that is what is going to be applied with Donald Trump,” he asserted.
Regarding economic ties with the North American country, the Mexican minister highlighted that trade between Mexico and the United States is more than 37 percent. “And this does not happen with almost any other country. That is to say, the other countries that trade with the United States with the exception of Canada do not import these large sums from the United States,” he added.
In addition, he rejected Trump’s allegations that Mexico is run by drug cartels.
“Imagine what I could say to him. It’s as if I were to say, ‘Oh, so you mean they rule the state of Pennsylvania.’ Well, no. Obviously that doesn’t get us anywhere, let’s see how we can work together to do better. You want to help Mexico? Don’t allow guns to be sent here, for example,” she emphasized.
During the presidential campaigns, Trump proposed imposing tariffs of 25% on all products coming from Mexico and Canada and entering the United States.
In recent weeks, Trump’s statements against countries such as Panama, Greenland and Mexico have been aggressive and controversial, causing immediate reactions from the governments of the nations involved.