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New Mexico Democrats Protest Trump's Proposed State Name Change

Updated 2026-09-11 02:55 UTC 1 source Negative

A group of New Mexico Democratic lawmakers urged tech giants Apple and Google to keep the state’s name as ‘New Mexico’ on their map platforms, opposing President Trump’s proposed renaming to ‘New America’. The move comes after Trump shared a map with the state renamed on his social media platform.

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The Hill
A group of Democratic lawmakers who represent New Mexico urged Apple and Google on Thursday not to adopt President Trump’s proposed renaming of the state to “New America” on their map platforms. On Sunday, the president shared an image of a map of the state on Truth Social with “Mexico” crossed out
2026-09-11 02:19 UTC
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