US President Trump's suggestion of changing the name of the state of New Mexico to 'New America' drew reaction from the state governor and senator.
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Trump had previously tried to change the names of Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico by presidential decree. The President of the United States does not have the constitutional authority to change state names.
US President Donald Trump implied in a post on Sunday that the name of the state of New Mexico should be changed to "New America". Days after Trump signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” he shared a photo showing the state with its new name.
In the image shared by Trump on Truth Social and reshared by the White House on No explanation was shared with the image.
Trump has the authority to change the names of geographical elements such as water bodies in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). However, it does not have the constitutional authority to change the name of states; Such a change needs to happen at the state level.
In addition to changing the name of Lake Ontario in the system at the end of last month, Trump also changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" with a presidential decree in January 2025, when he returned to office.
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Democratic New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham reacted to Trump's post, arguing that the president was trying to distract Americans and said, "New Mexico's name is not up for debate."
"Gasoline prices continue to rise as the President tries to distract Americans from the Iran war. While the White House wastes time coloring in maps, Nuevo México continues to do its job," Lujan Grisham said on X on Sunday.
Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich also reacted to Trump's post. In his statement to X, Heinrich said, "There are three things that I will always call by their real names: the Gulf of Mexico. Lake Ontario. New Mexico."
Trump has frequently expressed a desire to change the names of geographic features as a display of presidential authority. The move to rename Lake Ontario comes amid a tense trade war with Canada.
Shortly after signing the executive order, Trump also signaled possible plans to change the name of one of the oceans on either side of the United States.
"We have a bay and a lake. Now all we need is an ocean. So maybe we'll have to change the name of the Atlantic Ocean and/or the Pacific Ocean. Maybe we'll change both," Trump said.

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