Trump promotes renaming New Mexico state to 'New America'

President Donald Trump posted AI-generated memes on social media over the September 7–8 weekend suggesting renaming New Mexico to "New America," which New Mexico's governor immediately dismissed. Trump has also recently proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" in relation to the Iran conflict.

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President Trump suggests renaming New Mexico as New America

kite:usaother22d ago wire ×2 kagi ↗

President Trump posted an altered map of New Mexico on Truth Social on Sunday showing “Mexico” crossed out and replaced with “America,” suggesting the state could be called “New America”; the White House later reposted the image on X but did not announce a formal name-change process [thehill.com#1][krdo.com#1][punchng.com#1][thenews.com.pk#1][koat.com#1]. The post followed reports that the idea be

President suggests renaming New Mexico as 'New America'

stream:bsky-jetstreamother22d ago kagi ↗

#STOPTHEMADNESS Trump cannot legally change the name of New Mexico. The U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government or the president the power to name or rename a U.S. state. [1] (www.kob.com/news/top-new... President Donald Trump proposed renaming New Mexico as "New America" in a post made Sunday on his social media platform.

Trump promotes idea of changing name of New Mexico to 'New America'

rss:straitstimes-worldinternational22d ago wire ×2 kagi ↗

NEW YORK, Sept 7 - President Donald Trump spent the early part of the Labor Day holiday posting memes on social media in support of changing the name of the state of New Mexico to 'New America' as tense trade negotiations with Mexico ramp up.

Trump leans into trolling critics as GOP midterm anxiety grows

rss:thehillus_mainstream21d ago kagi ↗

President Trump is leaning into online trolling, off-color attacks and picking fights over geographical names as his approval rating sinks just weeks out from November’s midterm elections. Over the weekend, Trump raised eyebrows when he floated changing the name of New Mexico to “New America” weeks after he swapped the name of Lake Ontario to...