NM delegates call on Apple, Google to keep New Mexico's name on all mapping services
The delegation says Trump lacks authority to rename the state and asks for a public commitment by Sept. 19.
- New Mexico's congressional delegation asked Apple and Google on Thursday to commit to retaining the state's name on their maps, following President Donald Trump's social media posts suggesting renaming it 'New America'.
- Trump floated the proposal on Sunday, having previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario by executive order, calling 'New America' prestigious for the potentially incredible State.
- The delegation's letter argues Trump lacks constitutional authority to rename the state and notes Google's $24.5 million settlement over Trump's YouTube suspension plus corporate donations to his ballroom project.
- Sen Ben Ray Lujón rebuked the proposal, writing 'It's New Mexico, always has been and always will be,' noting the land has been known as New Mexico for over 450 years.
- Leaders asked both Apple and Google to publicly commit by Sept. 19 that their mapping services will continue identifying the state as New Mexico, though neither company has responded to requests for comment.
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The Congress of New Mexico issued a formal requirement to technological giants to ignore the president's request to call the state "New America."Why this is different from the name changes of the Gulf of Mexico or Lake Ontario.
New Mexico Democrats call on Apple, Google to keep state's name on map
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 and replaced by...
New Mexico representatives ask Apple to not rename state to 'New America'
Multiple social media posts from the US President suggested renaming New Mexico to "New America," and congressional representatives have preemptively asked Apple and Google not to rename the state.Apple has no control over what countries choose to name a locationThe United States President has begun using the names on the map as some kind of negotiating tactic in ongoing trade wars he started. After executive orders changed The Gulf of Mexico an…
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On Labor Day, President Donald Trump published a series of maps in his Truth Social account in which the state of New Mexico was renamed “New America.”
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