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Associated Press and Encyclopedia Britannica still calling it Gulf of Mexico despite White House tantrum

Rob Beschizza
Feb 13, 2025
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The Gulf of Mexico, as mapped in the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica

With Google and Apple renaming The Gulf of Mexico "The Gulf of America" in their mapping services to honor Donald Trump's whimsical executive order, anticipatory compliance seems to be corporate America's favored coping strategy for his second administration. But not all ar…

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