Donald Trump says renaming New Mexico New America could make "the Crooked Elections" honest again

On Monday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that New Mexico should be called New America, saying the switch would raise the state’s standing and residents’ prosperity. He also used the post to criticize how elections are run there and tied the proposed name change to that complaint. Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan responded on X that the state’s name predates the U.S. by centuries and reflects its people’s history and traditions, and he said New Mexicans will keep it. The dispute touches on state identity and an election allegation by the president.