Politics · United States · 3 hrs ago
Trump says Google rejected his idea to rename an ocean
Donald Trump said Google rejected his suggestion to rename an ocean during a campaign event in Georgia.
He said he proposed calling the Atlantic or Pacific the “Trump Ocean” and sent the company a relabelled map.
According to Trump, Google’s representatives said oceans span many countries, so they could not make the change.
It is unclear whether the conversation happened as he described, and Google had not commented.
Trump said he had meant the idea as a joke, though he added that it was not his worst idea.
Google Maps has used earlier Trump-backed names for US users: “Gulf of America” for the Gulf of Mexico and “Lake America” for Lake Ontario.
Those names have not been adopted by other countries, and maps outside the United States show both old and new names.
No next step on the ocean name was stated.
Donald Trump said Google rejected his suggestion to rename the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean “Trump Ocean.”
He described the exchange at a campaign event in Georgia and said he had sent Google a map bearing the proposed name.
Trump said he had meant the idea as a joke, but added that it was not the worst idea he had had.
Google had not publicly confirmed the conversation, and the articles said it was unclear whether it happened as Trump described.
Google Maps adopted Trump’s earlier Gulf of America and Lake America renamings for users in the United States.
- Who
- Donald Trump said he proposed the renaming to Google representatives.
- What
- Trump said Google rejected his suggestion to rename the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean “Trump Ocean.
- When
- Trump described the exchange at a campaign event in Georgia; the date of the event is not stated.
- Where
- The account was given at a campaign event in Georgia. The proposed name concerned the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
- Why
- Trump said he had meant the suggestion as a joke. Google’s reason, as reported by Trump, was that oceans extend across many countries.
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Trump signed a decree renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
Trump renamed Lake Ontario, on the border with Canada, Lake America.
Trump floated renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean at a rally in Tennessee.
Trump said he had proposed “Trump Ocean” to Google representatives and that they had rejected the idea.
- Proposed name
- Trump Ocean
- Oceans mentioned
- Atlantic Ocean or Pacific Ocean
- Earlier Gulf renaming
- Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, 2025
- Earlier lake renaming
- Lake Ontario to Lake America, August 2026
- Google Maps changes
- Applied to users in the United States
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What people are saying
Oceans are something else. They extend across many, many countries.
Sir, listen, okay, we can’t do that. Oceans are something else. They extend across many, many countries.
Even if it wasn’t the worst idea I’ve ever had.