{
  "id": 6431527,
  "title": "Jimmy Fallon Pitches New Names for Multiple States After Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/jimmy-fallon-pitches-new-names-for-multiple-states-after-trump-floats",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:56:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/jimmy-fallon-trump-rename-new-mexico-monologue-joke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Trump has proposed renaming several states following his executive order to rename Lake Ontario. Jimmy Fallon, on The Tonight Show, shared his take on the idea, offering alternative names for various states. During his monologue last Tuesday, Fallon portrayed a mock advertisement from Trump’s campaign, jokingly informing viewers that \"New Mexico is now New America.\"\n\nThe comedian's list included renaming New Hampshire to \"New Trumpshire,\" Maryland to \"Melanialand,\" Kentucky to \"Kid-Rocky,\" Alabama to \"Ala-I don’t like O-bama,\" Texas to \"Ella Langley Land,\" Minnesota to \"Large Soda and a McChicken,\" Nebraska to \"Ne-ballroom,\" North Carolina to \"North America,\" South Carolina to \"South America,\" and Rhode Island to \"The Only island I’ve Ever Been To.\"\n\nAccording to Fallon, the concept of renaming New Mexico to New America backfired because people were relieved that the current name was not as good. The Tonight Show host teased, \"Most people heard New America and were like, 'Thank God, because this current one is not that good.'\"",
  "summary": "From \"New Trumpshire\" to \"Melanialand\" The post Jimmy Fallon Pitches New Names for Multiple States After Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}