"Yes, and the previous cases illustrate the limits of presidential naming power.
Mr. Trump signed an executive order in January, 2025, directing the U.S. government to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” and changing Denali back to Mount McKinley.
The Associated Press treated the two changes differently.
It adopted Mount McKinley because the mountain is entirely within the United States and the federal government has the authority to establish its official federal name.
But AP continued using Gulf of Mexico, saying the gulf is shared by several countries and that the U.S. President’s order did not bind Mexico or international organizations."
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