White House shares Trump post suggesting New Mexico be renamed "America"
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The White House reposted a Trump social-media image that crossed out "Mexico" on a map of New Mexico and replaced it with "America," though no policy proposal was announced.
The White House reposted an image from President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account that shows the name of New Mexico crossed out and replaced with the word "America," effectively labeling the state as "New America." The image was shared on the administration’s verified X account on Sunday without any accompanying explanation.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state’s name is not subject to debate, noting it has been in use since before the United States existed. She added that the administration’s focus should be on issues such as gas and grocery prices, health-care access, and housing affordability, rather than symbolic map changes.
The post follows recent executive actions by Trump that renamed Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico for federal use, designations that were reflected in some digital maps. Legal experts note that while geographic features can be renamed through executive orders, a U.S. state cannot be renamed unilaterally by the president, and no formal effort to change New Mexico’s name has been announced.
The name "New Mexico" dates back to Spanish explorers in the late 1500s, was retained after the territory became part of the United States in 1848, and was adopted as the state’s official name upon admission in 1912.