In a statement as audacious as it was provocative, President-elect Donald Trump declared on Tuesday his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the .

Business leaders in Mexico say the incoming U.S. administration will enhance the appeal of their factories as an alternative to plants in China.

President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to something more American.Trump was speaking at a press conference on Tuesday from Mar-a-Lago when he made the remark.

“The Texas economy is deeply connected with Mexico in particular, and also with Canada,” he said. “A lot of the business that Texas does with Canada, of course, comes through the oil side of things, where we import crude oil from Canada and refine it on the Gulf Coast.

We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” he said. “The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name.” Since his election win, Trump has voiced his interest in adding additional land to the United States.

President-elect Donald Trump has a top priority for the Gulf of Mexico once he returns to office. Trump told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday that he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.

"We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Trump said. "The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it's a

Two weeks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Mexico continues dissolving attention-grabbing migrant caravans and dispersing migrants throughout the country to keep them far from the U.