Meanwhile, the Associated Press, whose AP Style sets the standard for many major news organizations and other publishers, said on Thursday it will continue to call it the Gulf of Mexico, but will acknowledge that Mr. Trump directed that it be called the Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – objected over many years to requests to rename the mountain, and the board did not act on those requests.

America's Department of the Interior has said that the controversial name change is to 'honor the legacy of American greatness'

The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.

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.

President Trump said he will sign executive orders to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley.

In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name