President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley
Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team, shared a New York Post report on Trump’s plans to rename the major body of water as the “Gulf of America,” as well as revert the Alaskan mountain’s name to Mount McKinley.
The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather.
As president, Trump can take the action to rename the body of water, although other countries don’t have to adopt the new name.
President Donald Trump plans to pardon people convicted for participation in the January 6 Capitol riot, which may include two of its organizers: Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, and Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, ABC News reported Monday.
Among the roughly 200 executive orders President Donald Trump is expected to sign during his first day in office is a declaration to restore the name of the 25th president, William McKinley, to an Alaska mountain.
Of the many executive orders and proclamations President Donald Trump signed on Monday, one renames two geographical locations, Mount McKinley and Gulf of America. In an executive order, “Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness,
The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a constitutional fight over the 14th Amendment.
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Live: Rhodes and Tarrio were two of the highest-profile defendants Jan. 6 defendants and received some of the harshest punishments in what became the largest investigation in Justice Department history.