As president, Trump can take the action to rename the body of water, although other countries don’t have to adopt the new name.

The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, which was the official name recognized by the federal government from 1917 until 2015.

"A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America." At a news conference at Mar-a-lago in January, when Trump first announced the name change,

That’s the quip from former Barack Obama staffer Dan Pfeiffer in reaction to Trump saying Tuesday he’ll move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”

In a news conference at his Florida home, Trump said he wanted to change the name of the Gulf "pretty soon." Here's the name he wants it to be.

Why is Trump talking about renaming the Gulf of Mexico ... In 2015, then-President Barack Obama approved an order from the Department of Interior to rename Mount McKinley — the highest peak ...

Could President-elect Donald Trump change the name of the Gulf of Mexico ... Then-President Barack Obama changed the name to Denali to a local Native American name. It means "the High One ...

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders weren't too subtle about disguising their feelings at Donald Trump's inauguration.

While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” something that he has mentioned previously. “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest,

President Donald Trump begins his second term with the signing of hundreds of executive orders, many aimed at reversing his predecessor Joe Biden's policies. Full list here