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Trump relabels New Mexico as “New America” on map, drawing online criticism

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump posted a map labeling New Mexico as “New America,” and the White House later shared it on X.
  • Social media users criticized the move and linked it to complaints about prices and the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Trump has also promoted renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario and the Strait of Hormuz, while Mexico and Canada have rejected the changes.

Donald Trump has added New Mexico to his series of proposed geographic renamings, posting a map with the word “Mexico” crossed out and “New America” written over it. He shared the image on Truth Social, and the White House later reposted it on X.

They are completely crazy. And besides, don’t they have something better to do, such as lowering prices for Americans?

· User on XThe user criticized Trump’s New Mexico map and questioned the administration’s priorities.

The post quickly drew criticism online. One user wrote, “They are completely crazy. And besides, don’t they have something better to do, such as lowering prices for Americans?” Another said Trump could joke about changing names in executive orders, but still could not lower the cost of gasoline or food or release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The map followed several other naming proposals by Trump. In recent days, he suggested calling the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” amid the war with Iran, describing the idea as “sexy.” He also ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America” during the trade conflict with Canada.

So Trump can joke about changing names in executive orders, I suppose the next thing will be changing New Mexico to New America, but he still cannot lower the price of gasoline or food, or make the Epstein files public.

· User on XThe user linked the renaming issue to domestic prices and the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files.

The moves continue a pattern that began with Trump’s executive order seeking to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” Neither Mexico nor Canada has accepted the changes. Google has adopted the new names on maps in the United States, saying it makes the changes only in the country where the order was issued, while maps in other countries retain the original names.

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· Donald TrumpTrump used the word to describe his proposal to rename the Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait”.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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