The Gulf of America? Oh, please.

Once upon a time, it made sense to refer to the Gulf as that of Mexico. Mexico governed almost all of the coastline.

Upon the founding of our republic, the US had -- shall I say? -- no beachfront property on the Gulf.

It was only with the Louisiana Purchase that we gained a toehold in 1803. Spain ceded Florida to us in 1819. And then there was the little matter of the seizure of Texas from Mexico in 1845.

So now -- in 2025 -- we want to seize the naming rights as well?

One need only behold the name emblazoned upon the properties of a certain real estate mogul to say: “That figures.”