Donald Trump suggests renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait,” an idea he raises as part of broader name changes to prominent geographic features.
Both reports note that Trump has previously floated similar changes. They point to his first-day-in-office action in January 2025, when he renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” after initially raising the idea in remarks. The outlets frame the Strait of Hormuz suggestion in that context, highlighting a pattern where comments are later followed by formal steps. One outlet emphasizes that the earlier changes begin as seemingly light or joking remarks before becoming reality. The other focuses more directly on the new proposal itself, without adding additional details about timing or official process for any change to the Strait of Hormuz.
No source provides confirmation beyond Trump’s suggestion, nor do they specify what consultations, approvals, or effects would follow if a renaming were pursued.
