Donald Trump name changes from the Gulf of America to Fort Bragg

Google Maps has agreed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for US users

But nationally, many of Trump‘s name changes have proved controversial. A Marquette University poll suggested that 71% of US adults did not support changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name, and just 29% supported it.

Some of the changes have sparked debates about whose vision of American history should officially stand.

A poll by Alaska Survey Research suggested 47% of Alaska‘s Trump’s voters favoured the name change. But overall, Alaskans opposed the name change by a two-to-one margin, the Juneau Express reported.

Democrats and Republicans in Alaska‘s legislature banded together to pass a resolution urging Trump not to change Denali’s name.

To officially change the name would not only dishonor those who have fought to protect Denalis legacy but also dismiss the voices of the Native communities whose roots are intertwined with this land, said Alaska Representative Maxine Dibert, a Democrat and a member of the indigenous Koyukon Athabascan community.

Time will tell whether Trumps symbolic name changes endure. But the arguments about them shows no signs of abating.

This week, the White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from the Oval Office this week because the wire service kept Gulf of Mexico in its popular style guide. AP executive editor Julie Pace called the decision alarming and said it violated the constitutions free speech rights.

Meanwhile, Google - which now uses the name Gulf of America on its maps for US users - has begun deleting negative reviews of the name change.

Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America might be a land (or water) grab on paper only, but its symbolism is undeniable, said Ms Prasch, the professor of political rhetoric at the University of Wisconsin.

And it goes beyond geography to strike a chord about how the country views itself - and its history.

I actually think that this is much more than renaming a body of water on a map, she said. It is a fundamentally rhetorical decision about how we think about the story of the nation.