Republican already calling Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump speech

Republican already calling Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America' after Trump speechSource Fox News

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00:00for the Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America, you know, again, and I've spent

00:04some of my best days on that water. I don't think the name of it is as

00:08important as how we're going to handle the law enforcement in that area.

00:11There's a tremendous amount of illegal activity that occurs in that body of

00:14water, and I think that, you know, the president is intent on stopping whether

00:19it be the illegal fishing and the cartels are illegally fishing in that

00:22gulf or the illegal transit across the gulf that's bringing, you know,

00:26narcotics, narcotics and drugs into our country. So whether it's called

00:29America, Gulf of America or Gulf of Mexico, I care more about the

00:33enforcement mechanism in that body of water, making sure that the, you know,

00:37the illegal illegal activity is stopped. And President Trump is focused on

00:41national security. That's why he's so focused on Panama Canal, I think,

00:44because China is using the Panama Canal, and this is our number one

00:49adversary. Congressman, it's great to get your take.