Gulf of America – Trump declares a holiday

Yesterday, President Trump introduced more “firsts” to American history. He attended Super Bowl LIX, the first sitting President to attend any Super Bowl. But en route to the Caesar Superdome in New Orleans, President Trump proclaimed a new holiday. February 9 will henceforth be Gulf of America Day. With that proclamation, Donald Trump took his place alongside the Roman Senate, which famously renamed the Mediterranean as “Our Sea.” The former Gulf of Mexico takes the name Gulf of America. Or, in imitation of the ancient Romans, Sinus Noster – Our Gulf.

Trump makes the Gulf of America an official name

The President, of course, flew to New Orleans aboard his special VC-25A executive transport, call signed Air Force One. At about 4:15 p.m. EST, the aircraft passed over the gulf – and the pilot announced:

Ladies and gentlemen, if you could please direct your attention out the right side of the aircraft. Air Force One is currently in international waters. For the first time in history flying over the recently renamed Gulf of America. Please enjoy the flight. And we are now about to head Westbound to Super Bowl 59.

President Trump, at that moment, was in his flying office, signing a new proclamation for Gulf of America Day. Margo Martin, Special Assistant and Communications Adviser to the President, shared the moment:

President Donald Trump signs a Proclamation declaring February 9, 2025 as the first ever Gulf of America Day. Listen as Air Force One announces a flyover of Gulf of America en route to Super Bowl LIX!

President @realDonaldTrump signs a Proclamation declaring February 9, 2025 as the first ever Gulf of America Day 🇺🇸

Listen as Air Force One announces a flyover of Gulf of America en route to Super Bowl LIX! pic.twitter.com/fNk0e6l7dL— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 9, 2025

President Trump’s daughter Ivanka shared her own footage, looking straight through a cabin window.

🔊Aboard Air Force One en route to the Super Bowl ✈️ pic.twitter.com/kIG6gLnAEz— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) February 9, 2025

From Karoline Leavitt:

MOMENTS AGO ON AF1: President Trump signed a Proclamation declaring February 9th “Gulf of America Day” while flying over the newly and appropriately named GULF OF AMERICA!

✈️MOMENTS AGO ON AF1: President Trump signed a Proclamation declaring February 9th “Gulf of America Day” while flying over the newly and appropriately named GULF OF AMERICA! 🇺🇸

📸: @dto_rok pic.twitter.com/BA1f5VF3ft— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 9, 2025

The White House account had its own footage of the President signing the proclamation:

🔊"Air Force One is currently in international waters, the first time in history flying over the recently renamed Gulf of America." 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XHXXrvtYzf— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 9, 2025

Finally the Rapid Response 47 account shared an image of the proclamation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 9, 2025, as Gulf of America Day. I call upon public officials and all the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

HAPPY GULF OF AMERICA DAY! pic.twitter.com/xmsFDUjkXB— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 9, 2025

Two weeks ago, CNAV covered the acquiescence of Google Maps in the name change. The original name is not for the modern country of Mexico, but for a city of that name that existed 400 years ago. U.S. territorial waters surround the Gulf almost entirely.

An appropriate name

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pointed out that those waters are already under U.S. military control. If the Navy doesn’t patrol it, Navy and Air Force planes can strike any target in it from bases in U.S. territory.

The American people are footing the bill to protect and secure the maritime waterways for commerce to be conducted. Our U.S. armed forces protect the area from any military threats from foreign countries. It’s our gulf.

Note Rep. Greene’s phrase: “Our Gulf.” Sinus Noster – it couldn’t be any clearer. She was also aboard Trump’s aircraft, and announced legislation to reinforce Trump’s Executive Order for the name change.

HAPPY GULF OF AMERICA DAY!! Aboard Air Force One today, POTUS signed a proclamation declaring 2/9/25 the first Gulf of America Day. Congress needs to pass my bill renaming the Gulf of America, so a future America Last Democrat can’t change it back!

HAPPY GULF OF AMERICA DAY!! 🇺🇸

Aboard Air Force One today, @POTUS signed a proclamation declaring 2/9/25 the first Gulf of America Day.

Congress needs to pass my bill renaming the Gulf of America, so a future America Last Democrat can’t change it back! pic.twitter.com/UEGxEq4XfV— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 9, 2025

Rep. Green introduced her bill, the Gulf of America Act (H.R. 276), on January 9. Thus far it has gone no further than her dropping it into the hopper. It is now in the Committee for Natural Resources.

At present, GovTrackUs gives her bill a four percent chance of passage. No matter – Google Maps has already agreed to reflect the change, though it will retain the old name for the benefit of users outside the United States.

In any case, this shows that Trump is thinking of America as not only a nation-state but a civilizational state. Elsewhere in the Atlantic Basin, the Danes have already conceded to Trump certain basing rights on Greenland. If Trump doesn’t get the island, then he’ll get the basing and mineral rights, to counter Russian and Chinese attempts to control the Arctic Ocean – and Earth-orbital space.

That’s how civilizational leaders think. The Gulf of America name and celebration day are a clear signal that America will act like a civilization, not a piece of a New World Order, whether said Order has its capital in Davos – or Beijing.