{"id":2655603,"date":"2026-09-07T15:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexicos-dem-governor-triggered-after-trump-suggests-updating-her-states-name\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:39:06","slug":"new-mexicos-dem-governor-triggered-after-trump-suggests-updating-her-states-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexicos-dem-governor-triggered-after-trump-suggests-updating-her-states-name\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico&#8217;s Dem Governor Triggered After Trump Suggests Updating Her State\u2019s Name"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fnew-mexicos-dem-governor-triggered-after-trump-suggests-updating-her-states-name%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=2655603&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>Teh content features a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-should-send-him-a-pair-of-pants-fetterman-mocked-for-giving-comer-an-impeachment-day-gift\/\" title=\"Fetterman ridiculed for gifting Comer on Impeachment Day; should send him pants.\">humorous social media post<\/a> by former President Donald Trump suggesting changing New Mexico\u2019s name to &#8220;New America,&#8221; accompanied by a humorous AI video showing Trump replacing &#8220;Mexico&#8221; on the state&#8217;s welcome sign and dancing to &#8220;YMCA.&#8221; In response, Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham dismisses the idea, emphasizing that New Mexico&#8217;s name is longstanding and criticizing Trump\u2019s focus on symbolism over substantive issues like economic challenges faced by Americans. Despite her claims of progress under Democratic leadership, rankings from U.S.News highlight that New Mexico ranks near the bottom in education,infrastructure,crime,and overall experience.The article also notes Trump\u2019s pattern of renaming or rebranding places and entities, including the Department of Defense as the Department of War, renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of america, and contemplating renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, reflecting his emphasis on symbolic actions and national branding.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>After President Donald Trump d a humorous social media post Sunday about changing New Mexico\u2019s name, the state\u2019s Democratic governor took it seriously and shot back.<\/p>\n<p>The commander in chief posted a message on  that <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117226720070374585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read<\/a>, \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<\/p>\n<p>It also included an AI video of the president walking over to the state\u2019s welcome sign and replacing the word \u201cMexico\u201d with a sticker that read \u201cAMERICA,\u201d before the song \u201cYMCA\u201d began blasting while Trump danced.<\/p>\n<p>He also reportedly posted a map of New Mexico with the word \u201cMexico\u201d crossed out and replaced with \u201cAmerica.\u201d<\/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>The humor seemed lost on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who posted a rebuttal on X the very same day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Mexico\u2019s name isn\u2019t up for debate \u2014 it\u2019s been ours since before the United States existed,\u201d she wrote. \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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans 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 Grisham continued.<\/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<\/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>Despite Grisham\u2019s claim about the state thriving under Democratic rule, U.S. News and World Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/new-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked<\/a> New Mexico near the bottom in several major categories.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s ranked 47th out of 50 for overall experience and was dead last in education. It ranked 40th on the economy and health care, while scoring even lower for infrastructure at 45. It was also near the bottom on crime at 48.<\/p>\n<p>Grisham\u2019s response wasn\u2019t totally without merit, however, given Trump\u2019s policy on the importance of symbolism and rebranding.<\/p>\n<p>The president has already changed the Defense Department back to the Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/4295826\/trump-renames-dod-to-department-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">War<\/a>, the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and more recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-signs-lake-america-executive-order-effective-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThoughtfulWomenByWJ\/posts\/canada-announces-major-retaliatory-measures-against-the-usby-nick-givas-aug-25th\/1527763319378204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trade dispute<\/a> with Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-floats-renaming-strait-hormuz-trump-strait-now-u-s-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floated<\/a> the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???\u201d the president posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117202132375758936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike America itself, it would be \u2018hotter\u2019 than ever before! 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