For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico. But in a matter of weeks, President Donald Trump and White House officials have sought to rewrite the map by calling it the Gulf of America - and insisting others do the same.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The White House had blocked an Associated Press journalist from a news conference with two major world leaders