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no_hypocrisy

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10. Let's say Trump "re-names" the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America . . . .

Reply to EndlessWire (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 05:34 AM

Jan 8

Does that mean:

1. He has delusions that the U.S. "owns" that body of water as U.S. territory?

2. And if it's U.S. territory, would the U.S. (Trump) restrict navigation of other countries?

3. Would the U.S. charge for use of those waters?

4. Would the U.S. consider an unauthorized use of those waters as an "invasion"?