Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands Congress 'Force' Gulf of Mexico Name Change as UK Refuses to Adopt New Name
www.latintimes.com
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to demand that Congress use "force" in renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Summary

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, arguing the U.S. military and taxpayers secure the region, making it “our gulf.”

Greene shared the proposal text on social media, calling for federal agencies to adopt the name change.

She linked the renaming effort to combatting Mexican cartel activity in the Gulf.

Trump supported the name change in a 2024 executive order, but there has been no indication of international adoption, including by the UK.

        • scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Trump would need to blockade food and fuel shipments to the UK. Starvation and failing logistics would soon cripple the country, if no help from the EU arrived. Brexit?

          • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            16 hours ago
            1. Trade with the EU is still possible, it’s just much harder to do. Unless the PM is Truss levels of thick, he would make a deal with the EU.
            2. If the US tries to blockade the UK, that would be Article 5 worthy, hence, War with two nuclear powers.
            3. Even if we ignore that: Attacking shipping between the UK and the outside world would also include attacking friendly or neutral countries, including EU and NATO members, because the channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Hence, bad idea for America.
            4. The Channel Tunnel (the Chunnel) allows for freight trains to pass between the UK and mainland Europe.

            In short: If the US tries to blockade supplies between the UK and the rest of the world, be it by Sea or Air or Rail, the US would still be at war with NATO and the EU, as well as many other countries (the countries of the ships that are attacked for example) because the UK doesn’t merely have a lot of allies, but they also get a lot of shit from the same routes the UK does.