Trump Renews Bid to Rename New Mexico 'New America' as He Claims It Would Lift Home Values
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 19
Trump Renews Bid to Rename New Mexico 'New America' as He Claims It Would Lift Home Values
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 19
Summary
Truth Social post by Donald Trump revived his push for New Mexico to rename itself "New America," saying the switch would raise home values, incomes and state pride.
No evidence accompanied the claim, and Trump also repeated an unsupported allegation that New Mexico is known for "crooked elections" that a name change could somehow fix.
Article I of New Mexico's constitution explicitly says, "The name of this state is New Mexico," and Trump's latest post did not outline any formal path to change it.
Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state's Democratic governor, rejected the idea last month, saying the name predates the United States and accusing the White House of chasing distractions.
The renewed pitch fits Trump's broader renaming campaign after federal moves to relabel Lake Ontario as "Lake America" and the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."