Joy Behar, a co-host of ABC’s The View, totally humiliated herself after Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Behar went on a woke rant, complaining that America was named “after an Italian White man,” and arguing that it was inappropriate for President Trump to focus on renaming the body of water.
As we reported, Trump made an executive order on February 9, 2025, declaring the date “Gulf of America Day.” The president stated, “Today, I am very honored to recognize February 9, 2025, as the first ever Gulf of America Day.” Speaking about his executive order, he continued, “On January 20, 2025, I signed Executive Order 14172 (“Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness”).”
Building on that point, Trump explained his reasoning. The president said, “I took this action in part because, as stated in that Order, “[t]he area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico has long been an integral asset to our once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part of America.’”
Concluding his statement, Trump added, “Today, I am making my first visit to the Gulf of America since its renaming. As my Administration restores American pride in the history of American greatness, it is fitting and appropriate for our great Nation to come together and commemorate this momentous occasion and the renaming of the Gulf of America.”
In any case, Behar began her rant by parroting tired woke talking points. She said, “This country that we’re in was settled by indigenous people, right? And yet they named the country after an Italian White man, Amerigo Vespucci. That’s what America is named after, Amerigo Vespucci, a White European. Why was it named after a White man if it was settled by indigenous people?”
Behar’s revisionist history faced pushback even among the far-left hosts of The View. Co-host Sarah Haines said, “The body of water south of China, which much of the world calls the South China Sea, China calls it the South Sea, Vietnam calls it the Eastern Sea, and the Philippines has designated parts of it the West Philippines Sea. So it happens.”
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Agreeing with her co-worker, Alyssa Farah Griffin said the change was more inclusive. She argued that, “I don’t hate renaming the Gulf of America, and I’m going to tell you why. It’s a more inclusive term. North America, Mexico, and the United States are part of the Americas. It would be petty if he called it the Gulf of the United States.” These are the things Donald Trump does to trigger reaction from the media.”
While Democrats were triggered by the name change, conservatives like Texas Congressman Brandon Gill celebrated the news. He posted, “IT’S OFFICIAL on Google Maps: The Gulf of Mexico is now the GULF OF AMERICA! A powerful reminder that under President Trump, America leads boldly and unapologetically. Welcome to the Golden Age 
.”
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