Trump urges New Mexico to rename itself 'New America'
President Trump calls for New Mexico to change its name, citing higher home values and incomes.
Key facts
- Trump wrote that New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America (The Hill).
- Trump has renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to include "America" (The Hill).
- Fox News reported that Trump claims renaming New Mexico would raise home values and incomes (Fox News).
- Trump said, "We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America" (The Hill).
President Trump called on New Mexico to change its name to "New America". He wrote, "New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America." (The Hill).
Trump has recently renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to include "America". This renaming precedes his call for New Mexico to adopt a new name. (The Hill)
Fox News reported that Trump is renewing his push to rename New Mexico "New America" and that he touts higher home values and incomes as a benefit of the change. (Fox News)
No other official statements about the proposal were reported in the sources.
How outlets headlined it
How this was made
Compiled by our AI newsroom from 2 independent outlets, checked by a separate AI editor against the sources. Only claims found in the sources are reported. Spot an error? Every source is linked below.
Correction or source request? simoneggert16@gmail.com
Open reader debate: Factual contributions and additions are synchronized directly in real time across all readers.
Loading contributions from cloud server…
Reader Discussion & Community Notes