{
  "id": 15164124,
  "title": "Trump says Google rejected his idea to rename ocean after him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-says-google-rejected-his-idea-to-rename-ocean-after-him",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:39:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1557516/trump-says-google-rejected-his-idea-rename-ocean-after-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, US President Donald Trump addressed his audience at a campaign rally in Georgia, recounting his purported effort to have an ocean renamed in his honor and Google's refusal to comply, dpa reported. During the speech, Trump declared he had proposed to Google's representatives that either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean be christened the Trump Ocean. The president claimed the response from the tech giant was resolute, stating, \"We've had it. That's enough. We're not doing any more.\"\n\nTrump's altercations with the company are not new; he previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America by executive order in 2025, and Lake Ontario on the Canadian border, which he renamed Lake America in August of the same year. Both alterations were implemented for users in the United States. Trump claimed he had forwarded a map labeled with the name \"Trump Ocean\" to Google, but the company's representatives rejected the notion, quoted by the president as saying, \"Sir, look, okay, this one we can't do. Oceans are different. Oceans cover many, many countries. We can't do it.\"\n\nThe president playfully shared that he had only been joking this time, but emphasized that it was not the worst idea he had ever conceived. Google Maps subsequently adopted both the reforms for U.S. users. However, it remains uncertain whether the conversation between Trump and Google actually transpired. Trump has frequently expressed his desire to rename an ocean, and in a different instance, proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Strait, seemingly aiming to rile Iran, with whom the U.S. is currently at war.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday told supporters about his alleged attempt to have an ocean named after him and Google’s refusal to go along with the idea, reported German news agency dpa.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}