Google may have said no, but Trump still wants to rename the Atlantic Ocean
President Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to rename the Atlantic Ocean to the 'American Ocean,' despite pushback from Google's CEO regarding the feasibility of such a change. While Google previously updated some map labels to align with government databases, they have resisted renaming global oceans.
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At a campaign event in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, Trump once again raised his desire to rename an ocean. Madison Thorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump isn't giving up on his plan to rename the Atlantic to the "American Ocean." While he said last week that Google's CEO pushed back on the idea, he raised it again at a rally. "We have a lake, and we have a gulf. Now we need a river and an ocean," Trump told supporters. Donald Trump is eyeing up new names for more bodies of water, despite pushback from Google's CEO. "We have a lake, and we have a gulf. Now we need a river and an ocean," he said at a rally in Mississippi on Monday. The president spoke about renaming the Atlantic Ocean to the "American Ocean" and quipped: "I think Europe will be thrilled."
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