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Mexico counters Trump, suggests calling US 'Mexican America' (www.dw.com)

submitted 1 day ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24046998

Summary

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum mocked Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" by suggesting the U.S. be renamed "Mexican America."

"It sounds nice, doesn’t it?" she said, pointing to a 17th-century map showing California, Texas, and Arizona once belonging to Mexico before the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). She also noted the Gulf of Mexico has had its name since 1607.

Sheinbaum warned new U.S. tariffs would prompt reciprocal measures.

While advocating for cooperation, she emphasized Mexico’s sovereignty and its historical ties with the U.S.

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's a chess game at this point. We sadly have someone great at somehow running casinos into the ground, but here we are.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If the chess board was made of dice.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago

It is much worse than that: the game and pieces are real, yet one side keeps chewing on the pieces and then rolling them as if they were dice.

I think... I think we might end up losing this one, everything else being equal (fortunately the latter is not the case, and I'm hanging on to that sliver of hope with every fiber of my being:-).