Donald Trump announced that he will seek to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America

The elected president of the United StatesDonald Trump, He held a press conference from his mansion in Florida, where he argued that Mexico must stop the flow of people crossing into Mexico. the North American giant. In that sense, he announced his intentions to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, “We do most of the work”, he stated.

In that sense, the magnate assured that this new name is “beautiful and very appropriate” and announced that his government will promote new oil exploitation projects in the area.

“We are going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a beautiful name that covers a lot of territory, the Gulf of America. What a beautiful name. And it is appropriate. “It’s appropriate,” he said.

At the press conference held at his mansion in Mar-a-LagoTrump referred to bilateral relations with Mexico, Canada and Panama.

Donald Trump on Mexico: “E“They are run by the cartels.”

Regarding his neighbors to the south, the Republican accused them of being dominated by drug traffickers. “We have a deficit with Mexico. And we help them a lot. Essentially, They are run by the cartels. I can’t let that happen. Mexico is really in trouble, a lot of trouble. “It’s a very dangerous place,” he said.

In that sense, Trump promised to take measures to reduce the trade deficit that he maintains USA with Mexico. Furthermore, he indicated that if he does not stop irregular immigration he will impose tariffs: “They can do it. We are going to impose large tariffs on Mexico and Canada, substantial tariffs.”

Donald Trump also commented on Canada and Mexico

In that sense, the president-elect dedicated a few words to Canada, whom he accused of depending on the US military. “It’s fine, but they’re going to have to pay for it,” he said. In addition, he claimed to have suggested to the famous former hockey player Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister instead of Justin Trudeau. “I told him: ‘Run for prime minister. You will win. It will take two seconds,'” he commented.

On the other hand, Trump expressed his intention to regain control of the Panama Canal, of which he accused that “China is basically taking control” as Panam imposes excessive tariffs on American ships transiting there. When asked about a possible use of military or economic coercion to achieve this objective, the Republican stated: “No, I can’t assure you of either of those things; but I can say this, we need them for economic security.”