Donald Trump, the president-elect, announced on Tuesday that the name of the Gulf of Mexico would get changed. As of today, it will now be known as… the Gulf of America.
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THE” Sea OF AMERICA” — WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME! photograph. twitter.com/NVks3zgfLr— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom ) January 7, 2025
It’s a good idea. And I’m quite sure he ( or one on his team ) swiped it from PJ Media. Because, on Dec. 23, we published the following post:” PR Idea: Trump If Name It the AMERICAN Canal. ( Panama Didn’t Build It! )”
Trump repurposed the exact same idea for a unique body of water two weeks later. And that’s completely good: This name EVERYTHING after America!
Like I said, a good idea is a good idea.
Trump first became popular for his New York City real estate portfolio, but that’s not what’s constantly kept him in the public spotlight. He’s a brand specialist. Decades before he descended Trump Tower’s beautiful stairway and launched his political job, he had already built his company into the dominant name in comfort, opulence, and high-end amenities. It also applied to his resorts and qualities, of course, but the Trump company was by no means limited to farms.  ,
He’s also used it to promote Trump-branded drinks, foods, games, books, education, fashion, perfumes, clothes, and television. Almost everything you can think of. Trump is the KISS of the national merchandise. The Trump brand was on it if there was money to be made.
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Donald Trump is more aware of the power of brands than any other president in American history because, with the right guidance, proactive branding may affect people’s thoughts and feelings. It may get votes.  ,
You can even change the world.
Juliet was bad: A rose by any other name would No smell as sweet. ( If a rose was called a stankflower or a poop-petal, I’ll betcha a million bucks they wouldn’t be as popular on Valentine’s Day. ) Because we are taught from a young age never to judge a book by its cover, it’s kind of plausible.  ,
So it comes off as hackneyed and simplistic.
However, the reason we need to tell people not to judge books by their cover is that it happens all the time! We didn’t help ourselves. It’s who we are, this is how our brains process data.
Brands problem. Brands problem.
Trump may also raise the bar: After the Panama Canal transforms into the American Canal and the Gulf of Mexico transforms into the Gulf of America, what about…?
The Atlantic Ocean is then the , American Ocean East, and the Pacific Ocean is then the , American Ocean West. ( Hey, India got an lake named after her, and we’re far more essential than India. If India gets one, we should get at least two. )
The Grand Canyon is then America’s Big Frickin ‘ Hole. The Amazon River is then the , Mississippi River South. ( Why should Jeff Bezos get the branding benefit? )
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Central America is presently Middle America. Canada is then America North. New England is presently Old America. ( Not sure what to do with New Mexico. )
And lastly, Trump should consider that Paris, Texas, is now the only REAL Paris and that dumpy town in France needs a new brand ASAP.
Trump began his political career by calling his campaign” Make America Great Again” and calling Jeb (! )! Bush as “low vitality”, and his 2016 player as” Broken Hillary”. Kim Jong Un was the” Rocket Man” and Elizabeth Warren was” Pocahontas”.
Whatever he did, wherever he went, his packaging followed him wherever he went.
It’s allowed him to establish people, places, and thoughts faster and more effectively than his competitors. Additionally, it bears a terrible punch, also: It wasn’t just a coincidence that a few weeks later Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was renamed” Gov.” Trudeau, whose social wealth had soared so dramatically that he was forced out of business.
That’s the power of a brand — and the effects of a company.
Just something to remember the next time you travel to the Gulf of America.
