The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued this week hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” something that he has mentioned previously. “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest,