While en route to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring Sunday as ‘Gulf of America Day.’ The order was appropriately signed as Air Force One flew over the newly named body of water.
“Today, I am very honored to recognize February 9, 2025, as the first-ever Gulf of America Day,” Trump’s proclamation read. “I took this action in part because, as stated in that Order, “the area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico has long been an integral asset to our once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part of America.”
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One of the pilots on Air Force One announced midflight that the plane was flying over the Gulf of America:
🔊"Air Force One is currently in international waters, the first time in history flying over the recently renamed Gulf of America." 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XHXXrvtYzf
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 9, 2025
On hand for the historic occasion were several elected officials including Alabama Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt. The two lawmakers, who received personal invitations from Trump to travel on Air Force One, have become among the most supportive of the President’s second-term agenda in Washington D.C.
Tuberville posted a photo of himself and Britt along with another including Ivanka Trump during the plane ride on X and wished everyone a happy ‘Gulf of America Day.’
Happy Super Bowl Sunday – and Gulf of America Day! 🇺🇸
Honored to be a part of @POTUS’s team headed to Super Bowl LIX. pic.twitter.com/TY2AawmPIJ
— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) February 9, 2025
Prior to the flight, Britt also posted photos on X featuring fellow elected officials and Ivanka Trump.
On the way to the Super Bowl with a great team of American patriots! Honored by the invitation, @realDonaldTrump. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/r6sGzupKBi
— Katie Britt (@KatieBrittforAL) February 9, 2025
Trump is the first sitting President to ever attend the Super Bowl since it first kicked off in 1967.
Austen Shipley is the News Director for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
