U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the U.S. state of New Mexico as “New America.” Trump shared maps on social media showing the name “New Mexico” replaced with “New America.” He also said he had received suggestions for the change and described the proposed name positively.
The suggestion remains a proposal made by Trump on social media. New Mexico has not been officially renamed.
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Donald Trump suggested renaming New Mexico as “New America.”
Trump shared altered maps showing the proposed name.
New Mexico has not been officially renamed.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected the proposal.
The governor said New Mexico's name is not up for debate.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected Trump's suggestion. She said the state's name is not up for debate and noted that the name predates the existence of the United States. The governor also criticised Trump over what she described as a distraction from other issues, including rising gas prices.
The development follows Trump's August 27 executive order directing the federal government to use the name “Lake America” for Lake Ontario in U.S. federal geographic naming records.
