I love the current timeline. I know it's weird, but international politics has never been this fun.
"Clapped back at" ...
OOOOOH! We're so scared!!!
Can we take a moment to appreciate the AI-generated map that some Axios staffer slapped on this story?
ENHANCE:
It looks like the East and West coasts have grown substantially! Did the oceans start losing water or something?? 😂
Anyway, lazy AI pics aside, here's the story:
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum clapped back at President-elect Trump on Wednesday and said parts of the U.S. should be called 'América Mexicana,' in response to Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' at a press conference on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The response, using a troubled history of the U.S.-Mexican War in 1846-8, signaled that the Sheinbaum administration would not be intimidated by Trump's antics and threats.
Axios would side with General Santa Anna against their countrymen. Change my mind.
The big picture: Sheinbaum's playful reaction came as Mexico has sent serious messages that it will defend the human rights of Mexicans in the U.S. who may be abused during Trump's planned mass deportations.
I love how when Trump does it, it's "imperialist," but when a liberal leader does it back, it's "playful."
See how that works?
Zoom in: During a press conference Wednesday, Sheinbaum stood in front of a 1607 map showing the territory of northern Mexico and part of the present-day United States mixed together.
Sheinbaum said without prompting from reporters that the joint region that used to belong to Mexico should be called 'América Mexicana,' or 'Mexican America.'
Why don't we call it 'Mexican America?' It sounds nice, right? Since 1607, the Constitution of Apatzingán was of Mexican America. So, let's call it that.
Bless your heart, lady. If you want to rehash the U.S.-Mexican war, there are some boys in Texas who would GLADLY accept a rematch.
They still haven't forgotten what y'all did to their great-great-great-grandpas.
Context: Trump said during Tuesday's press conference that the Gulf of America 'has a beautiful ring.'
His remarks, which raise questions about how the renaming process would work, are the latest example of Trump flexing his power on the global stage before he takes office.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) later said she plans to introduce legislation renaming the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America.'
Yes, but: Sheinbaum said that the Gulf of Mexico is registered by international institutions, and many countries recognize its name.
That's nice.
But I care diddly squat about what corrupt, woke "international institutions" think.
It's the Gulf of America now.
Much of the present-day American Southwest and West used to be territory under New Spain and later Mexico until the U.S. invaded in 1846 to seek more land for slavery.
(Yes, that was the only reason America wanted to expand, because America is just sooo evil.)
Like I said, them good ol' boys are itchin' for a fight.
Except this time they have scopes and NODs.
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