US government: Trump's name idea for the state of New Mexico: "New America"
Trump repeatedly flirts with ideas of renaming places or bodies of water. He wants to place the name "America" as prominently as possible. Now he's looking at the name of a US state.
US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming New Mexico to "New America" on social media, posting a map with "Mexico" crossed out and replaced with "America". The state's Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, quickly responded, stating that the name New Mexico is not up for debate and has been in existence since before the United States was formed.
She accused Trump of trying to distract from issues like the Iran war and rising gasoline prices. This is not Trump's first renaming effort, having previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico to "Golf von Amerika" and Lake Ontario to "Lake America".
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