Marjorie Taylor Greene Promises to Introduce Bill 'ASAP' to Change Gulf of Mexico to 'Rightful Name'

President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he intends to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Almost immediately, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch Trump ally, announced she would introduce a bill to effectively do that.

"President Trump's second term is off to a GREAT start. I'll be introducing legislation ASAP to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to its rightful name, the Gulf of America!" the lawmaker said in a publication on X.

"We do most of the work there, it's ours. We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. It covers a lot of territory, what a beautiful name. It's appropriate. Mexico has to stop millions of people to pour into our country. We're going to put very serious tariffs on Mexico and Canada," said Trump when discussing his intention at a press conference in his Mar-a-Lago residence.

Mexico has been scrambling as it gets ready to deal with the incoming Trump administration. Republicans close to him have even been touting a potential "soft invasion" of the country, which would entail sending troops across the border to eliminate cartel leaders and operatives.

During his 2024 campaign, Trump suggested he'd consider invading or bombing Mexico to fight drug cartels.

Back in July, Fox News's Jesse Watters asked Trump if he'd consider strikes against drug cartels operating in the country. Trump said yes, although the statement was also interpreted as a potential threat against the Mexican government in hopes of decreasing cartels' influence. "Mexico's gonna have to straighten it out really fast, or the answer is absolutely," the former president said.

Deportations are also playing a large role in the upcoming bilateral relations, not only due to the large amount of Mexicans living in the U.S. who could be expelled from the country, but also the possibility that the Sheinbaum administration receives deportees from third countries.

Several countries have already declined doing so, including El Salvador, Panama and the Bahamas while others like Guatemala have agreed.

But according to latest reports, Mexico would be open to the possibility to do so after initially pushing back on Trump's wishes. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her Jan. 3 press conference that Mexico is willing to collaborate "through different mechanisms" although she did not offer details on how they plan to do so.

"There will be time to speak with the United States government if these deportations really happen, but we will receive them here, we are going to receive them properly and we have a plan," she said.