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October 22, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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President Donald Trump continues to raise renaming various bodies of water to include “America.” While at a rally in South Carolina, he said he called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean because they were “really great with the lake,” referencing when Google Maps relabelled the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America.”

Trump says he called Google to rename Atlantic Ocean | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump continues to raise renaming various bodies of water to include "America." While at a rally in South Carolina, he said he called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean because they were "really great with the lake," referencing when Google Maps relabelled the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America."

President Donald Trump continues to raise renaming various bodies of water to include "America." While at a rally in South Carolina, he said he called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean because they were "really great with the lake," referencing when Google Maps relabelled the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America."

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