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Trump Mobile Pulls Coverage Map After Using 'Gulf of Mexico' Label

The deletion follows sharp social media scrutiny of the map hours after launch, underscoring resistance to the president’s directive.

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U.S. President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on June 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a mobile phone with his image on it, after his return from Pennsylvania, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION FROM "WASHINGTON, D.C." TO "JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND".
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Overview

  • President Trump’s executive order renamed the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’, prompting international opposition and domestic debate.
  • Trump Mobile’s coverage map relied on T-Mobile network data and labeled the water body as the Gulf of Mexico in contradiction of the White House order.
  • Social media users highlighted the name discrepancy within hours of the June 16 launch, leading the company to delete the map page, which now returns a 404 error.
  • Google Maps and Apple Maps updated their U.S. listings to ‘Gulf of America’ in compliance with the federal directive.
  • The Associated Press remains barred from certain White House events for continuing to use the traditional name and has filed a lawsuit over the access restrictions.