Mexico threatens to sue Google

Mexico threatens to sue Google over renaming Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" after Trump’s order.


AFP February 14, 2025
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum and US President Donald Trump have agreed to pause the imposition of 25% tariffs on Mexican exports for one month. PHOTO: FILE

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MEXICO CITY:

Mexico on Thursday threatened to sue Google over its changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in the United States to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order.

"We do have a dispute with Google at the moment," President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference. "And if necessary, we will file a civil suit."

Trump signed executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and reverting the name of North America's highest peak, Denali, back to Mount McKinley soon after his January 20 inauguration.

Sheinbaum has cheekily suggested calling the United States "Mexican America," pointing to a map from before one-third of her country was seized by the United States in 1848.

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