Delta had one thing to say about this.

President Donald Trump received his supporters all riled up after studying that Delta Airlines has begun formally referring to the Gulf of Mexico because the Gulf of America.

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On Thursday, Trump posted to Truth Social, claiming {that a} Delta Captain despatched him the next message:

“I thought you would get a kick out of this. Delta’s official memo to employees. Big changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. And the liberals thought Notice to Airmen was racist [so] they changed it to Notice to Air Missions. Delta just changed it back to Notice to Airman.” 

“I think they are finally embracing MAGA,” the captain allegedly concluded.

What is the Gulf of America?

One of Trump’s first orders of enterprise when he received again into the White House was to declare that the Gulf of Mexico ought to now be known as the Gulf of America.

Realistically, the U.S. can not pressure this renaming internationally, identical to it wouldn’t be capable to change the names of different international locations, our bodies of water, or landmarks that aren’t a part of the U.S. But Trump and MAGA have continued on this quest to pressure anybody they will to name it Gulf of America all the identical.

Why did Delta change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America?

Social media is presently flooded with MAGA disciples crowing about how liberals are freaking out over the change. While it’s true that those that haven’t drank the Kool-Aid had very sturdy reactions to the idiocy of this arbitrary “Gulf of America” change again when Trump gave the manager order, that’s come and gone. The majority of Americans oppose the title change, however not many individuals appear notably up in arms about this small shift for Delta in the mean time.

And a part of the rationale for that lack of response may very well be as a result of, not like this Delta captain allegedly claimed, this doesn’t have something to do with Delta “embracing MAGA.”

“Those changes were mandated by the FAA,” a Delta spokesperson advised the New York Post.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) introduced that it might replace its personal charts throughout “the next publication cycle” again in February. As a U.S. authorities company, they do, the truth is, have a authorized obligation to do as Trump ordered on this situation. Likewise, Delta and different airways should adjust to FAA laws so as to function and guarantee flight security.

The FAA is equally behind any modifications between Notice to Airmen vs Notice to Air Missions. The preliminary shift was mandated beneath the Biden administration in 2021, and its reversal was introduced in February 2025 as effectively.

At the time, Texas Senator Ted Cruz accused the FAA of specializing in advantage signaling fairly than “focusing on safety.” He has did not make an identical accusation relating to the “Gulf of America” or in regards to the FAA altering the time period again to Notice to Airmen 4 years later.

Regardless, it might seem each of those modifications merely took time to enter impact—however they positively don’t have anything to do with Delta going “woke.” Now, whether or not Trump knew that and simply needed to take the chance to rile up his supporters as per normal, or whether or not he stays that clueless about how the federal government works, remains to be up for debate.

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