{"id":12797,"date":"2026-09-07T10:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12797"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:05:20","slug":"trump-crosses-mexico-off-the-map-floats-new-america-rename","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/trump-crosses-mexico-off-the-map-floats-new-america-rename\/njackson\/2026\/09\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Crosses \u2018Mexico\u2019 Off The Map \u2014 Floats \u2018New America\u2019 Rename"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has found a new target for his growing campaign to rebrand America\u2019s map: New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump ignited a political firestorm Sunday after <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117225349620809512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sharing a map on Truth Social<\/a> that showed a large \u201cX\u201d over \u201cMexico\u201d in the state\u2019s name and replaced it with \u201cAmerica.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result: \u201cNew America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2096657477928448250\">official White House account<\/a> quickly reposted the image on X, giving the provocative proposal an even bigger platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jh3DHXnflT\">pic.twitter.com\/Jh3DHXnflT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2096657477928448250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours later, Trump suggested the idea may have staying power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany people suggested changing the name of New Mexico,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117226720070374585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote in a follow-up post<\/a>, calling the proposed name \u201cso much more prestigious and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWow, I Love It!!!\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Hoax Becomes A Presidential Talking Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea did not originate with the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/rename-new-mexico-to-new-america\/\">Snopes<\/a>, a satirical social media account falsely claimed on Sept. 1 that Trump had signed an executive order changing the state\u2019s name. The fabricated announcement quickly spread across multiple platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No such executive order had been issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump nevertheless picked up the idea days later, first circulating the altered map and then openly praising the potential name change. The president did not say whether he plans to pursue any formal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distinction could prove significant. A previous analysis prepared for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Sessions\/01%20Regular\/firs\/house\/HJR008.HTML?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">New Mexico Legislature<\/a> concluded that the state itself \u201cprobably has the authority to change its own name.\u201d A proposed state constitutional amendment in 2001 would have sent a name change to New Mexico voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Democrats Dig In<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Mexico\u2019s Democratic congressional delegation wasted little time pushing back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThree things I will always call by their actual names,\u201d Sen. Martin Heinrich <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorHeinrich\/status\/2096691301907358103\">wrote on X<\/a>, listing the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario and New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three things I will always call by their actual names&#8230;<br><br>The Gulf of Mexico<br>Lake Ontario<br>New Mexico<\/p>&mdash; Martin Heinrich (@SenatorHeinrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorHeinrich\/status\/2096691301907358103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Melanie Stansbury delivered a blunter response: \u201cOh hell no!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur state\u2019s name carries generations of history, culture, and family \u2014 and it belongs to us,\u201d Stansbury <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rep_Stansbury\/status\/2096681276019523747\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh hell no!<br><br>Our state\u2019s name carries generations of history, culture, and family\u2014and it belongs to us. <br><br>We\u2019re New Mexicans. Period. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wkABUYyIqq\">pic.twitter.com\/wkABUYyIqq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Melanie Stansbury (@Rep_Stansbury) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rep_Stansbury\/status\/2096681276019523747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Gabe Vasquez, who faces Republican Greg Cunningham in his reelection campaign, accused Trump of attempting to \u201cerase\u201d the state\u2019s history and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu also seized on the controversy, arguing that the White House should focus on fuel prices and the ongoing Iran war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee appeared entertained by the proposal, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2096670458758275442\">calling \u201cNew America\u201d<\/a> \u201ckind of catchy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New America?<br><br>Kind of catchy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/voo5z3xIqH\">pic.twitter.com\/voo5z3xIqH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2096670458758275442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Name Older Than The United States<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any attempt to remove \u201cMexico\u201d from the state\u2019s name would immediately collide with centuries of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spanish explorers used \u201cNuevo M\u00e9xico\u201d in documents dating to the late 1500s, according to a historical review by the New Mexico Legislature. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/exhibits\/american_originals\/colony.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives<\/a> notes that Spain formally established the colony of New Mexico in 1598 \u2014 nearly two centuries before the United States declared independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Mexico later came under Mexican rule before the United States took control in the 1840s. President William Howard Taft admitted it to the Union under its current name in 1912.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump\u2019s Growing Map Makeover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest proposal follows Trump\u2019s moves to replace the Gulf of Mexico with the \u201cGulf of America\u201d and rename Lake Ontario \u201cLake America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lake Ontario order drew fierce opposition from Canadian officials, tribal leaders and congressional Democrats. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that its traditional name would remain in use for Canadians and \u201cthe rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., whose district includes much of the lake\u2019s American shoreline, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/6068874-tenney-calls-lake-america-troll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggested Trump\u2019s move<\/a> was likely designed to troll Canada during an escalating trade dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has found a new target for his growing campaign to rebrand America\u2019s map: New Mexico. Trump ignited a political firestorm Sunday after sharing a map on Truth Social that showed a large \u201cX\u201d over \u201cMexico\u201d in the state\u2019s name and replaced it with \u201cAmerica.\u201d The result: \u201cNew America.\u201d The official White House [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26],"tags":[8,334,2400,267,15],"class_list":["post-12797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-foreign-affairs","tag-new-america","tag-new-mexico","tag-trump-administration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Crosses \u2018Mexico\u2019 Off The Map \u2014 Floats \u2018New America\u2019 Rename - Great America News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/trump-crosses-mexico-off-the-map-floats-new-america-rename\/njackson\/2026\/09\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Crosses \u2018Mexico\u2019 Off The Map \u2014 Floats \u2018New America\u2019 Rename - Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump has found a new target for his growing campaign to rebrand America\u2019s map: New Mexico. 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