US-Regierung: Trumps Namensidee für Bundesstaat New Mexico: „New America“
Trump kokettiert immer wieder mit Ideen, Orte oder Gewässer umzubenennen. Er will den Namen „Amerika“ möglichst prominent platzieren. Jetzt guckt er sich den Namen eines US-Bundesstaats an.
The Trump administration's alleged plan to rename the U.S. state of New Mexico "New America" has sparked controversy. A post by the president on social media showed a map of the state with "Mexico" crossed out and replaced with "America." The governor of New Mexico, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, swiftly responded, asserting that the state's name was "not up for debate" and that it predated the existence of the United States.
She accused Trump of attempting to divert attention from issues like the Iran war and rising gas prices. Meanwhile, the White House was busy "tinkering with maps" while its team worked on other matters, such as healthcare and free childcare. The governor emphasized the deep roots of the Spanish-speaking population and history in New Mexico through her use of the state's Spanish name.
Trump has renamed several geographical features in his second term, including the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" and Lake Ontario as "Lake America." He suggested that renaming an ocean might be the only thing left to do, following the naming of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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