Mexico's president sarcastically said that the U.S. should be called "Mexican America" after Trump's vow to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum clapped back Wednesday at President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to rename the Gulf of Mexico — saying the US should actually be called “Mexican America.” Trump, 78,

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

As is often the case with Trump, it’s unclear whether his remarks are to be taken at face value or if he's simply trying to stir the pot.

Claudia Sheinbaum chided the US president-elect and proposed a part of the US be renamed "Mexican America" like it was in 1607.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, came up with her own proposal. CNN’s Becky Anderson explains.