{"id":2655417,"date":"2026-09-06T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-renaming-new-mexico-new-america\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T17:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:30:47","slug":"trump-teases-renaming-new-mexico-new-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-renaming-new-mexico-new-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump teases renaming New Mexico &#8216;New America&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-teases-renaming-new-mexico-new-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2655417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump hinted at changing New Mexico&#8217;s name to &#8220;New America&#8221; via a Truth Social post, sharing a map with the word &#8220;Mexico&#8221; crossed out and replaced with &#8220;America.&#8221; Trump has a history of proposing name changes, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and reverting Mt. Denali to Mt. McKinley. His attempts to rename landmarks like the Kennedy Centre and Lake Ontario have faced legal and practical challenges. Recently,he signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America amid tensions with Canada,which was depicted in a st. louis-area AI-generated video.Despite these efforts, there&#8217;s no official move to rename New Mexico, and private companies and foreign governments can choose whether to adopt such changes. Apps like MapQuest refused to alter their names, boosting their popularity. The scope of the president&#8217;s influence on place names remains limited to U.S. government actions, with states and international entities unaffected.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?s=donald+trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> teased the idea of changing New Mexico to \u201cNew America\u201d in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2096657477928448250?s=20\">Truth Social post<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump shared a map of New Mexico with an \u201cX\u201d running through the word \u201cMexico,\u201d and the word \u201cAmerica,\u201d written underneath.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4715613\/trump-teases-idea-of-changing-new-mexico-to-new-america\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump teases idea of changing New Mexico to \u2018New America\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4715498\/trumps-approval-rating-hurt-party-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s \u2018not good\u2019 approval rating could hurt party in midterm elections: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4714924\/portion-of-kennedy-center-ceiling-collapses-renewing-renovation-calls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapses, renewing calls to close for renovations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump is no stranger to changing landmarks. During his second term, he changed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3278951\/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america-mar-a-lago-press-conference\/\">\u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d to Gulf of America<\/a>, and reverted the name Mt. Denali back to Mt. McKinley after it was changed under the Obama administration. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other attempts at name changes have backfired for the president, such as trying to add his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before a judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4587976\/judge-prevents-kennedy-center-closure-forces-trump-name-removal\/\">ordered his name to be removed<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More recently, Trump signed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4709627\/mapquest-apple-app-store-lake-ontario\/\">executive order<\/a> directing the body of water known as Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America amid tensions with Canada over tariffs. The rift between countries increased after Canada backed out of a deal. Google and Apple have both made changes accommodating the president\u2019s order. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president posted an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2093815524904071265?s=20\">AI video of himself<\/a> on Truth Social, where he was seen kicking over a \u201cWelcome to Lake Ontario\u201d sign and replacing it with one reading \u201cWelcome to Lake America,\u201d with the YMCA theme song in the background. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4709627\/mapquest-apple-app-store-lake-ontario\/\"><strong>MAPQUEST BACK FROM THE DEAD TO CLAIM TOP SPOT IN APPLE APP STORE AFTER TAKING STAND ON LAKE ONTARIO NAME CHANGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, apps like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4709627\/mapquest-apple-app-store-lake-ontario\/\">MapQuest have surged to the No. 1<\/a> spot on Apple after refusing to change both Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico to Trump\u2019s new names. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there\u2019s been no official order from Trump to change the name of New Mexico, it\u2019s also unclear how such an order would play out. Trump\u2019s orders only affect the U.S. Government; meanwhile, private companies, foreign governments, and international bodies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4709627\/mapquest-apple-app-store-lake-ontario\/\">can choose whether to adopt such policies<\/a>. States are also subject to their own constitutions. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints at renaming New Mexico as \u201cNew America\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4395,"featured_media":2655418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26227009465117.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34818,4642,3634],"class_list":["post-2655417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-new-mexico","tag-renaming","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26227009465117.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655421,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655417\/revisions\/2655421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}