President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sunday declaring Feb. 9 as “the first-ever Gulf of America Day,” following his executive order on Jan. 20 to rename the ocean basin previously known as the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump signed the proclamation while flying over the newly renamed gulf aboard Air Force One during his trip to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl.
“Today, I am making my first visit to the Gulf of America since its renaming,” the president stated in his proclamation. “As my Administration restores American pride in the history of American greatness, it is fitting and appropriate for our great Nation to come together and commemorate this momentous occasion and the renaming of the Gulf of America.”…