House Democrats on Thursday said a bill authored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., that would codify the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America was beyond parody. One congressman turned to improv to make his point when his phone rang.

Codifying Donald Trump's executive order, Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill to completely rename the Gulf of Mexico. It passed the House Thursday.

Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday on a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," which would codify an executive order signed by President Trump on his second day in office.