The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.

Among the first executive orders set to be signed by President-elect Donald Trump will be an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the newly named "Gulf of America." During his January press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump declared he would change the name, saying the gulf is currently run by cartels and that "it’s ours."

President Trump said he will sign executive orders to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley.

In his inaugural address, Trump said he is "confident and optimistic" as he returns to the White House with "a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal," referring to the last four years under his predecessor Joe Biden.

Donald Trump takes oath of office, sworn in as 47th president - President-elect to be sworn-in at Capitol rotunda as freezing conditions blast Washington DC

President-elect Donald Trump announced the Gulf of Mexico is getting a new name. "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring. That covers a lot of territory,

During a press conference on Jan. 7, the president-elect revealed his plan to rename the body of water, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene quickly signaled her intent to help Win McNamee/Getty; Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty President-elect ...

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

Trump will become the first president since Grover Cleveland to enter the White House for a non-consecutive second term, with the ceremony driven indoors for the first time since Ronald Reagan ’s second inauguration in 1985 by the punishing sub-zero temperatures currently blasting Washington DC.

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday, and right away announced a series of changes, including declaring national emergencies at the southern border and energy.

Trump also reiterated baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and blasted former President Joe Biden for pardoning members of the Jan. 6 committee, which he called “the unselect committee of political thugs,” including former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who he called a “crying lunatic,” and Gen. Mark Milley.

President-elect Donald Trump vows to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'