House passes bill to make 'Gulf of America' name change permanent

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Good Morning America

The Republican-led House voted Thursday to codify President Donald Trump's Gulf of America executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

It passed with a 211 to 206 vote with Rep. Don Bacon as the only Republican to vote against the measure.

The legislation, which was introduced by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, codifies an executive order from President Donald Trump to rename the body of water.

Its fate in the Senate is more of a challenge, given that it will need bipartisan cooperation to overcome a filibuster. Leader John Thune has not indicated whether he'll put the measure on the floor for a vote.



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-led-house-vote-trumps-090953093.html

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Idiots

[Skittles]

1. so fucking ridiculous and embarassing

[magicarpet]

5. trDUMP like a dog,....

..... is marking his territory and leaving his scent so the world knows he was the the most successful and effective American pResident ever and all ages of time.

We can only be grateful he did not insist on renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of King/Fuhrer/Despot/Generalissimo the Messiah - trDUMP.

[MissouriDem47]

25. It Doesn't Matter What They Call It

The fact is the rest of the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico like it's been since 1450.

[markodochartaigh]

2. We have the greatest wealth inequality in history,

we stand on the precipice of climate catastrophe, several nations have enough nuclear weapons to destroy our biosphere, the Republicans waste time on this performative b.s. and still that kkklownshow is supported by almost half of the voters who can actually be bothered to vote. Smh

[2naSalit]

3. Only in their minds.

[LuckyLib]

4. If Trumpie succeeds, I will forever refer to it as the Gulf of Mexico.

Just like I do with Washington National airport.

[raccoon]

6. Then is Canada allowed to change the names of the Great Lakes?

What a bunch of spineless wimps.

[Grokenstein]

7. Always focusing on the important stuff. /s

[Septua]

20. Yeah, that's the asininity of the subject

Where the f*ck is the benefit to the country in changing the name of the Gulf? It's all Trump's chaos-generating performative and distraction bullshit. Dipshit MTG gets credit for sponsoring a bill and dipstick Mike Johnson can brag about passing a resolution. And besides all that, Trump's name change move is academic.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-gulf-mexico-executive-order#:~:text=Within%20the%20US%2C%20the%20US,usage%20across%20the%20federal%20government.

There is no formal international agreement or protocol for the naming of maritime areas, and no international body has the final word on maritime names, although the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) seeks to standardise names and resolve disputes.

Unlike other measures announced by Trump on his first day as the 47th US president, the name change was not the subject of an executive order – although he said that would happen in “a short time from now”.

In theory, Trump action would be sufficient to change the Gulf’s name in official documents within the US, but other countries would not be obliged to follow suit.

[Grokenstein]

21. Bread and circuses without the bread.

And the "circus" is just clowns, carny cons and the smell of dung.

[FirstLight]

8. Not like they have anything better to do!

God I can'twait until these bastards are pulled out of power! It's disgusting. We're a third world shithole country at this point and unfortunately too many of us are too poor to leave. I understand that many people don't agree with that sentiment of leaving but I really would love to have some universal health Care and live in a place that actually has a better quality and standard of life!

[Septua]

17. You need to post that on X

[delisen]

9. Shakespeare spoke to this: Lord, what fools these mortals be !

After MAGA Republicans rush to rename the Gulf to please Trump, he may raffle off naming rights to an oil company that buys the most Trump raffle tickets. Is the Gulf of Exxon in our future ?

[DENVERPOPS]

10. Next week it will be

The Gulf of Mar-a-lago, even though he is on the other side of Florida......LOL

[Vinca]

11. America doesn't own the entire area, so they're going to have to downsize it on a map.

Mexico, which owns part of it, probably likes the existing name. Cuba also owns some and maybe they would like Gulf of Cuba.

[SunSeeker]

12. So fucking stupid. Vote these assholes OUT!

[Cheezoholic]

13. They codified this dumb shit in 90 days yet we couldn't codify a woman's right to choose for over 50 years

In what world does that make sense? Roe was never law. RBG pointed that out time and again even stating the decision by the court was standing on the thinnest of one leg. When we had majorities we should've codified it immediately.

This is fucking war. We better start using their tactics against them. We better get off our asses and fight these fuckers like there's no tomorrow.... because there won't be.

[paleotn]

14. A meaningless waste of time.

Kind of like Saudi and the "Arabian Gulf." It's not. Whatever. Stupid humans.

[moreland01]

15. Gulf of Gotham

would be more on-the-nose.

[Paladin]

16. Fuck this. It will ALWAYS be the Gulf Of Mexico, to me. (nt)

[Martin68]

18. Ship of fools.

[Martin68]

19. They can pass bill that says the sky ain't blue, but that don't make it so.

[appleannie1]

22. To me it will always be the Gulf of Mexico, no matter what they pass.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. How does this help the American people which is any president's main job??

Not to mention, did other countries in the world weigh in on this - like Mexico??

[KPN]

24. Rs be getting important stuff done!

[perdita9]

26. Glad they are focusing on the important stuff

It's not like the economy is crashing or anything

[Rhiannon12866]

27. For who?? Americans? Republicans? What about Mexicans, South Americans, the rest of the world who had no vote??

[electric_blue68]

28. Pfffffttttttt..... lap dog idiots

[mdbl]

29. Wasting time and taxpayer money

as usual

[augyboston]

30. With all the problems we have in this country, THIS is what the House Republicans spend their time on?!?

I live in Maine and I think Canada should rename the Gulf of Maine the Gulf of Canada.

Fuck you MTG and the rest of you loser MAGATS!

[Icanthinkformyself]

31. At 73

I hope I live long enough to see David Hogg and his generation dismantle the cult called the Republican Party piece by piece, liquidate it's assets and feed the poor and house the homeless. A kid can still dream, can't he?

[DrMJG10]

32. MTG and the Gulf of Stupid.

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So MTG sponsored this legislation. Given her record of not sponsoring too many bills that passed, may we all salute her on this spectacular legislative achievement of her career with any sign of recognition we choose!

[Fla Dem]

33. So it's not final right? Senate must approve and could even not bring it to a vote.

That would stop the bill in it's tracks. Am I wrong in my understanding?

From the linked article.

Its fate in the Senate is more of a challenge, given that it will need bipartisan cooperation to overcome a filibuster. Leader John Thune has not indicated whether he'll put the measure on the floor for a vote.