“The President of Mexico offered Trump to rename the United States to Mexican America January 8, 22:25 Share: Claudia Sheinbaum on the background of a map where the United States is marked as Mexican America (Photo: Presidencia de Mexico/Handout via REUTERS) The President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum showed a world map of the 17th century, on which North America is marked as Mexican America. This was reported by France24. Pointing out that the Gulf of Mexico is a name recognized by the UN, she referred to the words of the president-elect”, — write on: ua.news
Claudia Scheinbaum against the background of a map where the US is marked as Mexican America (Photo: Presidencia de Mexico/Handout via REUTERS)
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, showed a world map of the 17th century, on which North America is marked as Mexican America.
This is reported by France24.
Pointing out that the Gulf of Mexico is a UN-recognized name, she made a reference to US President-elect Donald Trump, saying: “Why don’t we call them (USA -ed.) Mexican America? Sounds nice, doesn’t it? He talked about the name, we are also talking about the name.”
Trump previously said he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico “America’s Gulf with a beautiful ring.”
“It is appropriate. And Mexico must stop allowing millions of people to come into our country,” he said.
On November 26, the AP agency reported that Trump announced on the Truth Social social network his intention to introduce 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada from the first day of his presidency.
With such measures, Trump intends to put pressure on countries to force them to fight more actively against illegal migration and drug trafficking, in particular, the supply of fentanyl.
These moves are likely to conflict with the current trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada, signed by Trump himself, which will take effect in 2020. The document provides for mostly duty-free trade between the countries, adds AP.