Exclusive: Rep. Mark Alford backs up Trump with resolution on Gulf of America

The Associated Press doesn’t have President Donald Trump’s back when it comes to the renaming of the Gulf of America, but Rep. Mark Alford (R., Mo.) does.

Alford’s newest resolution, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, expresses “support for the designation of February 9, 2025, as the first ever ‘Gulf of America Day’ and celebrat[es] the importance of changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.”

“We’re proud to introduce a resolution recognizing President Trump’s steadfast leadership in renaming the Gulf of America,” Alford said. “This move is just one of many by our president that reasserts American strength and puts our interests first…It’s an honor to stand with President Trump by acknowledging this consequential achievement.”

President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America ruffled some feathers, like at the Associated Press, which was kept out of a White House briefing due to its refusal to refer to the body of water by its new name.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, defended the move to keep the Associated Press out by reminding journalists that “nobody has the right to go into the Oval Office and ask the president of the United States questions. We reserve the right to decide who gets to go into the Oval Office.”