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President Donald Trump will reportedly order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Mount Denali during his first day in office, the New York Post reported shortly before he was sworn into office on Monday (January 20), which was confirmed by his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, on X.
The Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America, while Denali, the highest point in North America, will revert back to its former official name, Mount McKinley, which honored then-Republican presidential candidate William McKinley, before later being changed by then-President Barack Obama in 2015.
A preview of the orders stated that the name changes would honor "American greatness."
“President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American Civilization,” the document states, according to the New York Post.
The orders will direct the secretary of the interior to change the names, which means the changes will be used in federal communications and on official maps moving forward. McKinley was assassinated in office 16 years before the mountain was dubbed in his honor in 1917.
Trump has referred to McKinley, who served during the Spanish-American War, as an inspiration for his tariff policies and expansion plans.
“President McKinley is honored for giving his life for our great Nation and dutifully recognized for his historic legacy of protecting America’s interests and generating enormous wealth for our Nation,” the draft states, according to the New York Post.