Claudia Sheinbaum's statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to officially rename the body of water

Over 14 million people have seen this clip of Hillary losing it after Trump said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Hilary Clinton reacts to Donald Trump declaring he will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. pic.twitter.com/nCESoCF6tN

President Donald Trump's executive orders propose bold changes to some of America's iconic landmarks. Here's what we know about renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali, and what could happen next.

In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in Alaska. To start, Trump re-named the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” following through on a promise he made during his campaign. The body of water borders Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

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.

Donald Trump has confirmed he is planning to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The announcement prompted a chuckle from former Democrat contender Hillary Clinton over the bizarre nature of the statement.

Fresh from his inauguration, US president Donald Trump has wasted no time in signing off on a suite of executive orders. Among them is a direction to rename the Gulf of Mexico the ''Gulf of America''. BBC Verify's Jake Horton asks, can the president really do that?

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