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Well the US can call it the Gulf of bullshit all they want, for the rest of the world it IS the gulf of Mexico. Renaming it doesn't give them anything extra, or any rights.
Its actually just really really petty and little, just some nonsense so that his base can say " look ge is really working hard for us!"
Eehhh, not to rain on your parade but in Ukraine it was Putin's Russia doing the funding and support, not the US.
Not that it matters much, the US has a long history of fucking over other countries, Nicaragua, chile, Iran, just a few examples.
Either way, they've never been as brazen and petty about it
This is the first step to annex another region.
Cycle continue ….
We saw this in Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Ukraine and many other countries that the USA has admitted funding different group inside them to destabilize them. But now it seems trump plan or asked to do the same with both Mexico and canada.
They can justify it with Mexico because of drugs and immigrants, but it is harder for Canada. They US news tried to blame canada for “terrorist” and “illegal immigrants” but it seems they are following the same stories with Mexico.
ah yes, the annexed regions of Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Politics aside, “Gulf of Mexico” sounds way cooler. Easier and more fun to say, too.
President Freedom Fries can call it whatever the fuck he wants. That doesn't make it internationally recognized.
I feel like it's not great to say "Congress is already prepping" instead of "Marjorie Taylor Greene is prepping legistlation"
She has been legitimized at this point, unfortunately. She has committee assignments and the backing of the Speaker so there's now a high likelihood she has the leverage to get bills passed. Also the incoming GOP trifecta means she will be far far more close to the political center of Congress than ever before.
2016-2020 : President of Alternate Facts 2025-2029: President of Alternate Reality
The symbolism is on top of the "warmongering on allies" rhetoric, that could, in this case, push for a war on Mexico or takeover of its territorial rights to oil extraction in the Gulf. The lust over Greenland is its strategic role in attacking/defending Europe. The resources there are very expensive to extract due to infrastructure needs. The Panama canal is to stop Chinese trade/influence, but usual US policy is threats/coups instead of offering market prices. Panama canal fees are high due to droughts related to global warming which Trump wants to increase beyond reparability.
Says the president-incumbant of the Associated Regions of Second Europe.
The reason Trump is doing this is so that we are not focusing on the rift in the party over H1B visas.
where the fuck are the democrats?
Pointing fingers at each other and drifting further to the right, probably.
Ignoring everyone. Then when it's election season again, they'll act like you're a Russian troll who just started talking to spread division.
whew! I'm glad we solved all the REAL problems so now we can focus on this shit!