Trump can’t stop changing the name of things and now has US state as his target

Trump can’t stop changing the name of things and now has US state as his target Trump wants to relabel New Mexico as New America days after changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake Ameria - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments President Donald Trump has already changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, and now he’s targeting a US state for a rebrand. Trump is spending the holiday weekend dreaming up his next demand to relabel America’s geography. He posted a map on Truth Social Sunday of New Mexico, but the word Mexico has been crossed out and replaced with America. Relabeling the southwestern state on the U.S.-Mexico border as New America is reminiscent of an executive order he signed early in his second term, in which he changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. In that January 2025 executive order, Trump also changed the name of North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, back to Mount McKinley. Trump’s controversial relabeling of America’s geography didn’t stop there. The president signed an executive order late last month changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid an escalating trade war with Canada. This is a developing story... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments [Image text:] Arizona 5 Santa Fe Gallup Albuquerque New Recos River Mexico Sooorro Grande Roswell America Rio Alamogordo Mountains Silver City Texas