Washington: President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday (September 6) that the name of the state of New Mexico could be changed to 'New America'.
In a Truth Social post, he said, “many people suggested changing the name”, and he described the potential move as “more prestigious and beautiful” for the state. His post included an AI-generated video of himself dancing in front of a road sign showing the 'Mexico' part of the state’s name crossed out and replaced with 'America'.
State Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham responded in a post on X, saying the name “isn’t up for debate-it’s been ours since before the United States existed”. She said Trump wanted to “distract Americans” from issues such as soaring gas prices.
Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America' last year, in a move that was rejected by Mexico. More recently, he called for renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', a move that was also rejected by Canada.