Well, folks, it looks like Mexico has its priorities straight—forget the cartels running rampant, the economy, or, you know, actual governance. Nope, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has decided to take on the real enemy: Google Maps. According to a post from One America News, Mexico is suing Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’ for U.S. users, following an executive order from President Trump. Because nothing screams “sovereignty” like a cartography spat.
Here’s the original post from OAN:
Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google after the company changed “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” on its maps platform.
On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced she had filed a lawsuit against Google if it continues to show U.S.-based users the “Gulf of America” designation across the entire body of water.
On his first day back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming the northern half of the gulf the Gulf of America. The body of water shares boundaries with both the United States and Mexico, and Trump’s order only applies within…
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