Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to Google contesting the tech giant’s decision to comply with US President Donald Trump’s order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
Mexico says the US can't legally rename the Gulf of Mexico and that Google shouldn't comply with the change on Maps.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said Google is wrong to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its Google Maps platform after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the body of water be renamed the "Gulf of America.
President Claudia Sheinbaum attacks Google for caving into Trump’s meglomaniacal move to change the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America
Following Google's decision to comply with US President Donald Trump's order to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sent a letter to the tech giant arguing the US cannot change the name,
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has condemned Google's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America.”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized Google Maps for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for U.S. users. She argues the U.S. cannot unilaterally change the name, as it shares the Gulf with Cuba and Mexico.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is petitioning Google to ignore U.S. President Donald Trump’s name change for the Gulf of Mexico. This
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has formally urged Google to reconsider renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," criticizing the move as lacking legal authority and mocking it by suggesting Mexico could request "Mexican America" on the map.
The controversy follows Google's announcement that it would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users.
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s letter also asks for Google’s search platform to prominently display the map of ‘Mexican America’.