DeSantis References “Gulf Of America” In Exec Order

Florida Politics reports:

Snow and ice is headed to North Florida, and Gov. Ron DeSantis recognizes the threat posed by the anomalous Winter weather headed across the “Gulf of America.”

DeSantis is declaring an immediate state of emergency (EO 25-13) effective Monday evening given the “major disaster” looming from the Panhandle to the northeastern part of the Florida peninsula,” as “all modes of hazardous winter weather will be likely, including snow, sleet, and freezing rain.”

The storm already has changed the legislative calendar, with committee meetings this week canceled. Legislators will reconvene for the Special Session next week, leadership announced Monday.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in a state executive order on Monday, even before President Trump had taken any presidential action to rename the body of water. nyti.ms/3C3z66E

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— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Morning Bluesky.

Here’s the first sighting of the imaginary Gulf of America out in the wild.

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— Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) January 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM

He really did the “Gulf of America” thing.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential…

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— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) January 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM