Donald Trump: "many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico"

On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted an altered map on Truth Social showing New Mexico relabeled as New America, with the old “Mexico” portion marked through. The official White House account then shared that image on X. Trump later said in a follow-up message that many individuals had raised the idea of replacing the state’s name. No formal renaming effort has been announced, and the president lacks the power to unilaterally alter a state’s legal name, unlike certain federally designated geographic labels. The posts follow prior Trump administration changes to federal place names, including renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and, more recently, Lake Ontario as Lake America.