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US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One before departing Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida on April 3, 2025. Trump is travelling to his Mar-a-Lago Resort. Mandel Ngan, AFP/File

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178874858399417570423416871757042340890.jpeg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One before departing Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida on April 3, 2025. Trump is travelling to his Mar-a-Lago Resort. <em>Mandel Ngan, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>WASHINGTON &mdash; US President Donald Trump&#39;s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sunday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become &quot;New America.&quot;</p><p>His proposal, which was immediately dismissed by the state&#39;s governor, comes days after he signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as &quot;Lake America&quot; in the middle of a trade war with neighboring Canada.</p><p>&quot;Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico... to NEW AMERICA,&quot; the Republican president posted on social media. &quot;So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!!&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2026/8/31/google-maps-renames-lake-ontario-lake-america-in-us-but-not-canada-1028"><strong>Google Maps renames Lake Ontario &#39;Lake America&#39; in US -- but not Canada<br></strong></a></div><p>The White House reposted an image showing the Mexico part of the state&#39;s name crossed out and replaced with &quot;America.&quot;</p><p>Some US media reports said the idea originated as an internet hoax.</p><p>State governor Michelle Lujan Grisham told Fox News that the name &quot;isn&#39;t up for debate &mdash; it&#39;s been ours since before the United States existed.&quot;</p><p>She said the president wanted to &quot;distract Americans&quot; from issues such as soaring gas prices.</p><p>Trump last week suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as &quot;Trump Strait&quot; as the war with Iran continues &mdash; then hours later implied he was not serious about the plan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/9/3/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait-0817"><strong>Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as &#39;Trump Strait&#39;<br></strong></a></div><p>He renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the &quot;Gulf of America&quot; on his first day back in the White House in 2025 in a move rejected by Mexico.</p><p>Canada has also rejected the attempt to rename Lake Ontario.</p><div><em>bgs/sla</em></div><div><br></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6JJGdXcVk-Q?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></div>

<p>US President Donald Trump's name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sunday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become "New America."</p>

US President Donald Trump's name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sunday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become "New America."

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Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state 'New America'

Agence France-Presse

Published September 07, 2026 10:44 AM PHT

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