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New Mexico GOP executive director brushes off Trump’s floating name change to ‘New America’
Headline from Washington Examiner, on the newest of 3 developments
DALLAS — The Republican Party of New Mexico’s executive Director, Leticia Munoz, brushed off President Donald Trump’s floated renaming of the border state to “New America.” Munoz, who has been the state party’s executive director for over three years, told the Washington Examiner in a brief intervie…
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Trump posts map renaming New Mexico to 'New America'
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Trump floats idea of renaming New Mexico ‘New America’
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New Mexico GOP executive director brushes off Trump’s floating name change to ‘New America’
President Donald Trump teased the idea of changing New Mexico to “New America” in a Truth Social post. Trump shared a map of New Mexico with an “X” running through the word “Mexico,” and the word “America,” written underneath. Trump is no stranger to changing landmarks.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)-- On Sunday, President Trump posted an image on his Truth Social account of the state of New Mexico. Although, Mexico in New Mexico was crossed out and America was put below it.
President Trump on Sunday posted a map of New Mexico labeled "New America" following the spread of a since-debunked online hoax claiming he had signed an executive order renaming the state. The map Trump shared on Truth Social showed a large "X" over "Mexico" in the state's name, with the word "Amer…
President Donald Trump has floated or shared maps and posts suggesting renaming places such as New Mexico to 'New America,' alongside prior and ongoing actions that rename other geographical names like the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' and Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' drawing mixed reac…
President Donald Trump appeared to float another sweeping geographic rebrand on Sunday, sharing a map of New Mexico on Truth Social in which the word “Mexico” had been struck through in red and replaced with “America.
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to suggest that New Mexico should be called ‘New America,’ posting a photo of the state with the new name days after he signed an executive order to change Lake Ontario to “Lake America.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – President Donald Trump took to social media Sunday, hinting at changing the name of New Mexico to "New America." Sunday on Truth Social, President Trump posted a picture crossing out "Mexico" in the U.S. State "New Mexico" to read "New America.
President Donald Trump posted a social media image suggesting renaming New Mexico as “New America,” adding to the list of his renaming fixation, while his approval rating remains low.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) slammed President Trump’s recent post where he shared a map showing her state renamed as "New America." “New Mexico’s name isn’t up for debate — it’s been ours since before the United States existed.
New Mexico Democratic leaders are aggressively pushing back on President Donald Trump’s social media posts about renaming the state of New Mexico as “New America.”
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-AZ) fired back at President Donald Trump after he teased the idea of changing her state’s name to “New America.” Grisham, who has led the state since 2019, took to social media after Trump hinted that New Mexico could be next for a name change.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- President Donald Trump has gotten quite a reaction after he posted on social media a map suggesting that New Mexico should be renamed "New America." Trump only posted the map and did not put any text or explanation about it. It shows a map of the state of New Mexico [...]
While President Trump has the power to rename geographic landmarks, such as bodies of water, he does not have the constitutional authority to legally rename states.
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