{"id":2655589,"date":"2026-09-07T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/isnt-up-for-debate-new-mexico-governor-hits-back-at-trump-over-new-america-posts\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T18:35:37","slug":"isnt-up-for-debate-new-mexico-governor-hits-back-at-trump-over-new-america-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/isnt-up-for-debate-new-mexico-governor-hits-back-at-trump-over-new-america-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Isn&#8217;t up for debate&#8217;: New Mexico governor hits back at Trump over &#8216;New America&#8217; posts"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fisnt-up-for-debate-new-mexico-governor-hits-back-at-trump-over-new-america-posts%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=2655589&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>Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico responded strongly to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s teasing about renaming her state &#8220;New America.&#8221; Trump had previously proposed renaming various geographic features, including the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, with patriotic titles. He shared multiple maps suggesting New Mexico&#8217;s name change, prompting Grisham to assert that New Mexico&#8217;s name has historic meaning and is not up for debate.She criticized Trump&#8217;s focus on symbolic map changes while claiming that her Democratic-led administration is actively improving residents&#8217; lives through programs like free childcare and healthcare. grisham posted a map of New Mexico with a message emphasizing her state&#8217;s longstanding identity.The White House was contacted for clarification amid these exchanges. Additionally, Trump posted a holiday message on Truth Social, insulting his political rivals and claiming victory in his efforts to &#8220;save America&#8221; amid ongoing political and cultural tensions.  <\/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\">Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-lujan-grisham\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6965\">Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/a> (D-AZ) fired back at President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4715613\/trump-teases-idea-of-changing-new-mexico-to-new-america\/\">after he teased<\/a> the idea of changing her state\u2019s name to \u201cNew America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4019\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a> to be renamed the Gulf of America and, more recently, signed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/executive-orders\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"5204\">executive order<\/a> to rebrand Lake Ontario as \u201cLake America.\u201d<\/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\/4715911\/new-mexico-governor-trump-new-america\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Isn\u2019t up for debate\u2019: New Mexico governor hits back at Trump over \u2018New America\u2019 posts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4715866\/trump-labor-day-radical-left-lunatics-new-america-map\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump sends holiday wishes to \u2018Radical Left Lunatics\u2019 while posting slew of \u2018New America\u2019 maps<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4715703\/trump-new-helipad-white-house-completed\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says new helipad at White House is complete<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4715746\/labor-day-gas-prices-highest-ever\/\"><strong>LABOR DAY GAS PRICES ARE HIGHEST EVER FOR HOLIDAY<\/strong><\/a><\/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\">\u201cNew Mexico\u2019s name isn\u2019t up for debate \u2014 it\u2019s been ours since before the United States existed,\u201d Grisham said. \u201cWhat is up for debate? Who\u2019s showing up for working families. While the President tries to distract Americans from his disastrous war in Iran, gas prices keep soaring. Americans are also spending more at the grocery store, losing access to health care and wondering if they\u2019ll ever be able to afford a home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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 she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grisham also posted a map of New Mexico along with the message.<\/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\">The governor posted on Sunday after 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump went further on Monday morning, posting eight different maps of the Southeastern U.S. showing New Mexico renamed \u201cNew America.\u201d One of the images depicted the entirety of North America, including Canada, Mexico, Cuba, some Caribbean islands, and Greenland as being part of the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House on Monday for further clarification on the posts.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Monday, the president posted a punchy Labor Day message on Truth Social to his rivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4715866\/trump-labor-day-radical-left-lunatics-new-america-map\/\"><strong>TRUMP SENDS HOLIDAY WISHES TO \u2018RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS\u2019 WHILE POSTING SLEW OF \u2018NEW AMERICA\u2019 MAPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHappy Labor Day to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social. \u201cThese Deranged People, after fighting for 10 years, should finally acknowledge that your Favorite President (ME!), knows how to WIN!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re going to give it one last shot at ruining America, but we\u2019re not going to let that happen,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019re going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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