Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state ‘New America’
The US president's proposal was immediately dismissed by New Mexico's governor, who said the name 'isn't up for debate'.
On Sunday, Donald Trump proposed renaming the state of New Mexico to "New America," according to a post on his social media. The idea quickly garnered attention and was swiftly dismissed by the state's governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham. In a statement, Governor Grisham affirmed that the name "has been ours since before the US existed" and criticized the proposal as a distraction from pressing issues like rising gas prices.
The White House subsequently shared an image depicting the word "Mexico" in the state's name crossed out and replaced with "America." While some media outlets suggested the concept was an internet hoax, Canada likewise rejected Trump's previous attempt to rename Lake Ontario as the "Gulf of America."
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