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Karoline Leavitt: “And it is a fact that the body of water off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America, and I’m not sure why…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2025
And it is a fact that the body of water off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America, and I’m not sure why news outlets don’t want to call it that.
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Karoline Leavitt
Republican · New Hampshire
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Leavitt insists on the new name for the Gulf, dismissing media resistance.

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