Trump Portrays Mexico and Canada as Part of the United States in Map

Donald Trump shared a map on Truth Social showing Mexico, the United States and Canada covered by the American flag and labeled with a single name: the United States of America.

The president offered no explanation alongside the image. The post came a day after he suggested renaming the state of New Mexico as New America, saying that many people had proposed the change and calling the alternative name “much more prestigious and beautiful.”

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Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico to NEW AMERICA.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected the idea immediately. In comments to Fox News, she said the state’s name “is not up for discussion: it has been ours since before the United States existed.” She accused Trump of trying to distract Americans from problems including rising gasoline prices.

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Much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible state. I love it!

The president does not have the power to rename a state. That authority belongs to the states themselves. Trump has used executive orders to change the names used by the U.S. government for the Gulf of Mexico, which became the Gulf of America, and Lake Ontario, which is called Lake America in the United States. He has also suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the Trump Strait amid the conflict with Iran.

Mexico continues to use the name Gulf of Mexico, while Canada continues to use Lake Ontario. Both countries have rejected the changes, which apply only in the United States.

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It is not up for discussion: it has been ours since before the United States existed.