The mountain referred to as Denali by Alaska Natives for centuries was officially named Mount McKinley from 1917 until 2015, then changed to Denali in 2015 during President Barack Obama’s second term. Trump vowed during his first term in 2017 to change the name and followed through after he was reelected.
The mountain referred to as Denali by Alaska Natives for centuries was officially named Mount McKinley from 1917 until 2015, then changed to Denali in 2015 during President Barack
Alaska’s US senators in 2017 vehemently opposed a prior suggestion by Mr Trump that the name Denali be changed back to Mount McKinley.
KSAT 12 News will follow the Associated Press' guidance when referring to the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley following President Donald Trump’s executive orders to rename them.
Six years of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State addresses shows while some policy ideas he introduced have been embraced and adopted, many others have been resoundingly rejected.
The board voted to change the name and took its request to the county commissioners. When the county agreed, the request was then sent to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which made it official for Minnesota. Then, the state of Minnesota sent the request to the Board on Geographic Names, which made it official for the entire U.S.
Gulf of Where? In the same name-swapping order, designed to take effect by mid-February, Trump declared that the Gulf of Mexico will now be known as the Gulf of America “in recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation’s economy and its people.”
Google has said it will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" on its Maps app, complying with executive orders by Donald Trump.
The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.
Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley to Mount Denali following President Trump's executive order last week. The name change will occur once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated,
Trump reversed protections for Alaskan wilderness, opening up the state to more oil and gas development and logging on federal lands.
Mr. Trump announced he is nominating Andrew Puzder to serve as U.S. ambassador to the European Union. Pudzer is the former CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food chains. "Andy will do an excellent job representing our Nation's interests in this important region," Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.