Trump calls the AP "radical left" because.... the Gulf of America!?

I try to avoid actual images of Trump speaking, as it is unduly stressful and disturbing to watch. But I  caught a little bit of his recent press conference in which he tried to explain why the AP... the quintessence of establishment news organizations... was being excluded from the White House press briefings and Air Force One. He stood there and described the AP as a "radical left" organization, and lambasted its refusal to go along with the (insane narcissistic) fiction that the Gulf of Mexico must henceforth be called the "Gulf of America"... because, you know, the Mad King says so. 

I couldn't help but think if I had seen this little scene ten years ago, and been told, this is future President Trump explaining that the Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America and the AP is a radical left organization, I would've thought it was out of a comic opera like the Pirates of Penzance or a satire like the Great Dictator. Certainly not something that anyone could possibly take seriously. Yet here we are. 

Oh, and to be clear, here's what a publicly available information source has to say about the Gulf of Mexico: 

  The name "Gulf of Mexico" first appeared on a map in 1550 and in a historical account in 1552. The region had various names on earlier maps, including "Sea of the North" and "Gulf of New Spain," but the name "Gulf of Mexico" became the standard and was widely adopted on international maps by the mid-17th century. The name reflects the geographical and cultural significance of the region, particularly in relation to the land of the Mexica (now Mexico), which was a destination for mariners crossing the gulf.

  The adoption of the name "Gulf of Mexico" in European maps and texts set a pattern that persisted into the colonial and post-colonial eras. By the 18th century, it was commonly recognized in various languages, and official Spanish admiralty charts labeled it in terms reflecting its connection to Mexico. This naming was standardized among European maritime powers and has been internationally recognized since then (Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia) (The Gulf of Mexico | A Name Rooted in History) (Gulf of Mexico — Wordorigins.org)."

And here's a little capsule on the AP (ChatGPT):

    The Associated Press (AP) was founded on May 22, 1846, in New York City. It was established by five daily newspapers in New York to share the costs of transmitting news of the Mexican-American War. The AP quickly evolved to become one of the most robust news gathering organizations in the world, known for its comprehensive and apolitical coverage of news events.

    In terms of its role within the media landscape, describing the AP as "the quintessence of establishment American news agencies" is not unreasonable. It epitomizes mainstream news reporting in the U.S., given its longstanding history, its reach, its influence, and its role in shaping journalistic standards. The AP's work is relied upon by a vast network of media outlets, both within the United States and globally, making it a central pillar of the establishment media.  

Not to mention, calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America completely ignores that fact that "America" is not just an informal name for the United States ("of America"), but the name for not one but two continents in the Western Hemisphere. The entire concept of renaming it as some kind of fiat of the US government out of pique towards Mexico is beyond lunacy. 

Can this be real? Will we not somehow emerge into a reality where the absurdity of this whole episode is so apparent to everyone that Trump's name becomes a permanent laughingstock, not to mention probably the lowest point in terms of the prestige and gravitas of our country? Because if not, our decline and fall will have been amazingly rapid and complete.