As is often the case with Trump, it’s unclear whether his remarks are to be taken at face value or if he's simply trying to stir the pot.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded sarcastically to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Mexico and Donald Trump have a history and his views have clashed with Mexico over several issues, including border security and the imposition of tariffs on imported goods. He had earlier sworn to build a wall along the U.

The Mexican president responded to President-elect Trump's contention that the sea should have a more U.S.-centric designation by showing a map from 1607 during a Wednesday press conference. The map, which predates the founding of the United States by more than 150 years, labels all of North America as "América Mexicana” (“Mexican America”).

US President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to call the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' was dryly countered by Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum.

Mexico's president on Wednesday responded sarcastically to Donald Trump's proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Claudia Sheinbaum's suggestion came in response to Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum doesn’t approve of this idea. At one of her recent press briefings, she pointed to a colonial-era map of North America that marked present-day states of California,

The president of Mexico has suggested to Donald Trump that the United States should be renamed “América Mexicana”, in a sarcastic rebuke to his comments on the Gulf of Mexico.