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President Donald Trump shared a social media post featuring a map that suggested renaming New Mexico as New America. New Mexico Democratic leaders and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham pushed back against the suggestion. The posts follow other recent social media activity and actions regarding geographic names.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that President Trump shared a social media post suggesting the renaming of New Mexico to New America, prompting pushback from state officials.
Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post noted that the president lacks the authority to rename a state and placed the post within a broader context of online memes and previous renaming efforts. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner and Fox News highlighted Governor Grisham's direct response that the state name is not up for debate and noted prior naming controversies.
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Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico
President Trump posted a map with an American flag covering most of North America, as well as Iceland and islands in the Caribbean, on Monday morning, a post that follows his previous pushes to take over territory outside of U.S. borders. The president’s post featured a map with the pattern of the American flag superimposed…
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Source context: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-AZ) fired back at President Donald Trump after he teased the idea of changing her state’s name to “New America.” Grisham, who has led the state since 2019, took to social media after Trump hinted that New Mexico could be next for a name change. Trum…
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New Mexico Democratic leaders are aggressively pushing back on President Donald Trump’s social media posts about renaming the state of New Mexico as “New America.”
The President recently floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" and signed an Executive Order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America."
The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.
The suggestion came as the president unleashed dozens of social media posts. He lacks authority to rename New Mexico or any other state.
On Monday, the president shared a map on Truth Social showing the continent covered entirely with the stars and stripes.
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President Trump posted a map with an American flag covering most of North America, as well as Iceland and islands in the Caribbean, on Monday morning, a post that follows his previous pushes to take over territory outside of U.S. borders. The president’s post featured a map with the pattern of the American flag superimposed…
Trump posted a map of New Mexico labeled “New America” after a debunked online hoax spread.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-AZ) fired back at President Donald Trump after he teased the idea of changing her state’s name to “New America.” Grisham, who has led the state since 2019, took to social media after Trump hinted that New Mexico could be next for a name change. Trump previously pushed for the Gulf…
The White House reposted Trump's Truth Social image showing New Mexico crossed out and rebranded as "America" days after the Lake America order.
President Trump posted a map showing New Mexico rebranded as “New America” during a rapid-fire Truth Social storm on Sunday.
President Donald Trump posted a map on his Truth Social account Sunday renaming the state of New Mexico to New America.
President Donald Trump teased renaming New Mexico to “New America” amidst a recent surge of rebranding.
