{"id":2655580,"date":"2026-09-07T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-floats-a-new-more-prestigious-name-for-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:40:55","slug":"trump-floats-a-new-more-prestigious-name-for-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-floats-a-new-more-prestigious-name-for-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Floats a New &#8216;More Prestigious&#8217; Name for New Mexico"},"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\">20<\/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-floats-a-new-more-prestigious-name-for-new-mexico%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=2655580&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 posted several maps over Labor Day weekend suggesting that the state of new Mexico should be renamed &#8220;New America.&#8221; His proposal followed earlier executive orders renaming the gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America. Trump\u2019s initial post came amid a hoax claiming he had signed an order to change New Mexico\u2019s name. Trump praised the idea as &#8220;more prestigious and gorgeous&#8221; for the state.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Democratic New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham defended the state&#8217;s name, emphasizing it&#8217;s ancient roots and highlighting ongoing efforts to support working families through policies like free childcare and healthcare. She criticized Trump\u2019s focus on map changes,attributing it to distraction from issues such as inflation and international conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump has been credited with actions that boosted new Mexico\u2019s economy, especially in oil production, which reached a record high due to expanded drilling on federal lands. The state&#8217;s oil industry generates important revenue and supports thousands of jobs, contributing to its ranking as the second-largest crude producer after Texas. Trump also made a campaign stop in Albuquerque in late 2024, trying to gain support amid tightening polls, although recent results show Democrat Kamala Harris winning the state in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>the article discusses Trump\u2019s satirical or proposed map changes, the political responses in New mexico, and the economic gains in oil production attributed to policies during Trump\u2019s presidency.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump posted several maps over Labor Day weekend, suggesting the state of New Mexico should be renamed New America.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Trump signed executive orders earlier this year renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Lake Ontario to Lake America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/6074788-lujan-grisham-slams-trump-new-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported that Trump\u2019s original post on the subject came on Sunday after an online hoax spread saying he had signed an executive order changing the name of New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA. So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!!\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117226720070374585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on .<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, he<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117230282596836117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> posted<\/a> several maps <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117230284809569676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showing the change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc40<br \/> President Trump just posted this on  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqCmhgGuKg\">pic.twitter.com\/DqCmhgGuKg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2096660285784481800?\">September 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Mexico Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/time-passed-democrats-furious-jill-hunter-biden-burst-back-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/a> responded with a social media post of her own, writing, \u201cNew Mexico\u2019s name isn\u2019t up for debate \u2014 it\u2019s been ours since before the United States existed. What is up for debate? Who\u2019s showing up for working families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the President tries to distract Americans from his disastrous war in Iran, gas prices keep soaring,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Democratic leadership here in New Mexico, we\u2019re providing families with free childcare and college, protecting access to health care and investing in housing. While the White House wastes time coloring on maps, Nuevo M\u00e9xico is busy doing the work,\u201d Lujan Grisham said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New Mexico\u2019s name isn\u2019t up for debate \u2014 it\u2019s been ours since before the United States existed. What is up for debate? Who\u2019s showing up for working families.<\/p>\n<p>While the President tries to distract Americans from his disastrous war in Iran, gas prices keep soaring. Americans are\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tnX1gPItDH\">pic.twitter.com\/tnX1gPItDH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovMLG\/status\/2096730191452422305?\">September 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump, as president, has taken action that significantly improved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-republicans-sound-alarm-bidens-knee-jerk-anti-drilling-policy-threatens-sink-states-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Mexico\u2019s economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&#038;s=MCRFPNM2&#038;f=M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>, oil production in the state hit an all-time high of nearly 2.4 million barrels per day in June of this year, up from when Trump first took office in January 2017 and exploration on federal lands took off.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasfed.org\/research\/swe\/2025\/swe2504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in March 2025 that nearly 70 percent of oil production in the state occurs on federal lands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/08\/climate\/trump-new-mexico-nevada-mining-drilling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> noted in April 2025 that the Trump administration opened more federal lands to drilling in New Mexico after the Biden administration tried to remove 264,000 acres from drilling.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service, said in a statement at that time that it was \u201cremoving the burdensome Biden-era regulations that have stifled energy and mineral development to revitalize rural communities and reaffirm America\u2019s role as a global energy powerhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico is now the second-largest crude producer behind Texas, with extraction accounting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.api.org\/news-policy-and-issues\/news\/2021\/07\/20\/new-mexico-pwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly 20 percent<\/a> of the state\u2019s economic output.<\/p>\n<p>The New Mexico Oil and Gas Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmoga.org\/oil_and_gas_generates_tax_revenue_that_benefits_every_new_mexican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in March, \u201cLast year, the oil and gas industry generated more than $13 billion in state and local revenue and supported over 100,000 jobs. Tax revenue generated by the industry funds essential services residents use every day, including $680 million to public schools, $532 million for local infrastructure, and $1.2 billion for healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-virginia-new-mexico-arizona-nevada-election-55502679ef9df70306d10e0a431a3d69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported that Trump made a campaign stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late October 2024, in a bid to take that state from Democrat presidential nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-close-midterm-races-keep-telling-kamala-harris-stay-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris\u2019s<\/a> win column.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/new-mexico\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polling<\/a> suggested the race was tightening in New Mexico, but the vice president ended up winning there by six percentage points: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2024-election\/results\/new-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">51.9 to 45.9 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden won New Mexico by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2020\/results\/state\/new-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly 11 percentage points<\/a> in 2020. 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