Texas Country Singer Warren Zeiders Criticizes Trump‘s โRenamingโค of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
AUSTIN, TX – Texas country singer Warren Zeiders โpublicly rebuked former President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion to rename theโข Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” asserting that any “real Texan” recognizes the body โฃof water as the Gulf of Mexico. Zeiders โขvoiced his opposition in an Instagram post, highlighting the important contributions of โขMexican Americans to the Texas economy.
“I was โborn on the Gulf of Mexico. I don’t recognize โขit by any โขother name,” Zeiders wrote. “Any realโข Texanโ knows that our Mexican American brothers โขand sisters hold up our economy in every industry.”
Trump’s proposal, detailedโค in a post on his social media platform referencing aโข piece titled “Restoringโ names That Honor American Greatness,” has sparked debate. โThe Gulfโ of Mexico โhas been โฃknown by it’s current nameโ since it was frist mappedโข in 1550. The move coincides with heightened scrutinyโ of Immigration andโค Customs Enforcement (ICE) โactivities, โincluding recent raids โtargeting Latino communities โandโค ongoing concerns regardingโฃ ICE’s plans under the previous management.
Zeiders, who was born inโ the Rio Grande โคValley – a region with a population over 90% Latino – โfurtherโ criticized the renaming โขeffort,โ suggesting โWashington D.C. focus on renaming regions with less historical grounding. “if those boys in Washington, D.C. wanna go renaming regions of this country, โขthay can start with Newโ England.because it ain’t new and itโข ain’t England,” he stated.
Theโ Instagram post quickly drew a mixed reaction. While some commenters defended Trump’s decision, arguing the “Gulf of America” โฃis technically accurate given the broader North American context – with โฃone user stating, “As it’s all Northโ America, it really isnt a stretch toโ call it the Gulf of Americaโฆactuallyโ it’s more accurate to do so” – the responseโ was largely supportive of Zeiders.
Several commenters โคexpressed gratitude for Zeiders’ defense โฃof Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, and applauded a country artist speaking out againstโค government policy. Someโ drew parallels to fellow country artist Zach Bryan, who recentlyโข faced backlash for a song snippet criticizing ICE.
“All of the great โoutlaw country musicians of our past would have despised โคthe MAGA movement,” one Instagram userโ commented. โฃAnother wrote,”Make โคCountry hate theโค government again.”
The controversy highlights a growing trend of artists using their platformsโค to address political and social issues,โ and underscores the sensitivity surrounding immigration and culturalโ identity in Texas and the broader american Southwest.