In Trump jibe, Sheinbaum suggests renaming North America 'Mexican America'

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00:00After Donald Trump declared he'd rename the Gulf of Mexico, President Claudia Scheinbaum

00:06showed off her sense of humour.

00:11The Gulf of Mexico is of course the name that's recognised by the United Nations, but why

00:20don't we call the United States Mexican America?

00:25It sounds nice, doesn't it?

00:28A sarcastic response to the President-elect's comment, which came along with other declarations

00:34such as his ambition to claim control of Greenland and the Panama Canal.

00:39We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which

00:47has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory.

00:50The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name.

00:53And it's appropriate.

00:55It's appropriate.

00:57Trump and Scheinbaum have been trading jibes in the weeks running up to the US President's

01:01return to office, notably on the matters of tariffs and of migration.

01:07Despite the taunts, left-wing Scheinbaum said she believes a positive partnership is possible

01:12with Donald Trump.

01:14We must wait for him, Donald Trump, to take office.

01:17And in any case, there's international law.

01:21I still think there will be good relations with President Trump.

01:24Why?

01:25Because there are good relations with our former President López Obrador.

01:30Trump will be sworn into office on the 20th of January as the 47th President of, perhaps,

01:37Mexican America.

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