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President Donald Trump proposes renaming New Mexico to New America

President Donald Trump suggested that the state of New Mexico could be renamed New America, posting an image on social media where the word Mexico was crossed out and replaced with America. The administration announced that the proposal was a personal suggestion rather than a formal effort to rename the state, as the White House has not yet officially announced a formal renaming process. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham dismissed the proposal, stating that the state's name is not up for debate and has existed since before the United States was founded. She noted that the president's move was an attempt to distract from issues like soaring gas prices and the ongoing war in Iran. Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich also pushed back, stating he would continue to call the landmarks by their actual names. This proposal follows a series of other renaming projects by the administration. President Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. He also suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Strait or the Strait of America, and hinted at potential future renames for the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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