Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following President Donald Trump 's executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new name. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the term in an emergency declaration issued on Monday ahead of a forecast winter storm.

Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters, the Senate sponsor of the illegal immigration bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature this week over the objections of Ron DeSantis, said Friday that he feels bad for the nearly 100 Republicans who endorsed the governor for president two years ago.

On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather.

An area of ‘low pressure moving across the Gulf of America … will bring widespread impactful winter weather,” the order states.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in a state executive order on Monday, even before President Trump had taken any presidential action to rename the body of water.

Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System.

On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his state the first to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather. Executive Order EO 25-13 reads, "Whereas an ...

Short time from now we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and we will restore the name. Of *** great president, William McKinley to Mount McKinley ...

The governor plans to use his Florida Freedom Fund, which was key in defeating marijuana and abortion measures last year, to support strong conservative candidates against defiant legislators.

If you are not willing to come out now and oppose this swampy piece of legislation, you are not going to get elected governor in this state,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says of the

Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally.