Gov. Ron DeSantis may have been the first official to use President's Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico in an official capacity.

President Donald Trump ordered the Gulf of Mexico renamed, and Gov. DeSantis officially refers to it in a state document.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already embraced the change. He cited the new name in an executive order earlier this week attributing inclement winter weather to a “low pressure moving across the Gulf of America.

Ron DeSantis made his state the first to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive ... and also names some of them.The United States and Mexico are both active members of the organization.It ...

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.

Ron DeSantis ... of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is the federal office with the power to rename geographic places in the United States.

Entering his last two years in office, DeSantis has started a rift with GOP leaders over immigration, possibly sparking a new era of oversight.

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

The order Trump signed instructs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the renaming of the Gulf and remove all references to the Gulf of Mexico. It says all federal references to the Gulf of America, including on agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications shall reflect the renaming.

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Ron DeSantis would appoint to fill the Senate vacancy, assuming that Rubio is confirmed. We didn’t have to wait too long for an answer. NBC News reported: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed ...

(RELATED: Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico) “Recognizing the Gulf’s enduring contributions to the economic strength and vitality of the United States, President Trump ...