U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Tuesday urged House lawmakers to stop making fun of President Donald Trump's renaming of the Gulf of America, suggesting Washington could face the same fate. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
"So just, you know, keep the jokes at bay, and maybe we'll just stick with the Gulf of America for now," she added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Boebert's office.
Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico days after taking office. He also reversed the name of Alaska’s Denali mountain back to Mount McKinley.
Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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The large yellow letters spelling out "Black Lives Matter" were first painted in the summer of 2020 during Trump's first term after days of chaotic protests at that location after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and Breonna Taylor by Louisville Police officers.
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