Politics · United States · 12 hrs ago
Trump suggests naming Atlantic or Pacific the Ocean of the Americas
President Donald Trump suggested renaming either the Atlantic or the Pacific the Ocean of the Americas or the Trump Ocean.
He made the remarks at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, and the crowd laughed and applauded.
The suggestion follows his order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
Trump also ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America.
The president can direct federal agencies to use new official names for geographic features, though private companies can decide whether to follow them.
He presented the ocean names as an idea, and no further step was announced.
President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean the “Ocean of the Americas” or “Trump Ocean.”
He made the suggestion at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday.
Trump said the United States needed an ocean and a large river named after it or him before he left office.
He ruled out renaming the Hudson and Mississippi rivers.
Trump has previously ordered the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario renamed Lake America.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump.
- What
- He suggested renaming the Atlantic or Pacific the Ocean of the Americas or Trump Ocean.
- When
- Saturday, according to Expansión; the articles were published on October 10 and 11, 2026.
- Where
- A rally in Clarksville, Tennessee.
- Why
- Trump said the United States needed an ocean and a large river named after it or him.
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Necesitamos un río y necesitamos un océano. Así que he estado pensando en el Atlántico o en el Pacífico. Lo llamaremos océano Trump u océano de las Américas
Antes de irme, creo que deberíamos tener un océano. Y necesitamos un gran río
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- Proposed names
- Trump Ocean or Ocean of the Americas
- Oceans mentioned
- Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
- Rally location
- Clarksville, Tennessee
- Previously proposed geographic renamings
- Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America; Lake Ontario to Lake America
Sources
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