Video above: Trump blasts Jimmy Carter over Panama CanalPresident-elect Donald Trump announced that the Gulf of Mexico will be getting a new name in a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.”We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump said. “The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it’s appropriate.”The motion came about while he was discussing Mexico.Trump then discussed the concept of “approaching the dawn of America’s golden age.”>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for freeWhy is he talking about this?Since his first run for the White House in 2016, Trump has repeatedly clashed with Mexico over a number of issues, including border security and the imposition of tariffs on imported goods. He vowed then to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and make Mexico pay for it. The U.S. ultimately constructed …
