Google CEO Sundar Pichai Declines Trump’s Request to Rename the Atlantic Ocean
Trump said Google CEO Sundar Pichai declined his request because oceans span multiple countries, after Google Maps changed other U.S. labels.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump told supporters in South Carolina he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean the "Trump Ocean," but Pichai reportedly refused, citing that oceans span multiple countries.
- President Trump signed executive orders in 2025 and 2026 renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" and Lake Ontario as "Lake America," with Google updating its maps for United States users accordingly.
- Recounting the conversation, Trump said Pichai replied, "Ocean's a difference, sir. You know, they cover a lot of… They cover really a lot of countries. Please don't ask us to do that." Trump also proposed renaming the Hormuz Strait the "Trump Strait."
- Google stated its mapping policy reflects name changes recorded in official government sources, including the Geographic Names Information System. Google has not publicly confirmed the conversation took place.
- Any United States decision to rename a geographical feature for federal use does not automatically mean other countries or international organizations will adopt the same name. Newsweek contacted Google and the White House on Thursday for comment.
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Google Leader refused to change in Google Maps the designation of the Atlantic Ocean to the Ocean of the Americas.
US President Donald Trump said he had proposed a new name for the Atlantic Ocean. Trump also revealed how he said Google reacted to the suggestion.
How Google CEO Sundar Pichai saved Atlantic Ocean from being renamed as Trump Ocean
Recalling his talks with Sundar Pichai, Trump said he had approached Google about changing the name displayed on its maps, only for Pichai to reject the request. “I called Google Maps to change the name of the Atlantic Ocean to Trump Ocean. Sundar said, ‘No, no, no,'” Trump said. He said, ‘Please do
Trump Tried to Get Google to Rename Atlantic Ocean After Him
President Trump isn’t done trying to rename things.The president told a rally audience in South Carolina Wednesday evening that he tried to rename the Atlantic Ocean to “Trump Ocean,” but ultimately decided against it.“I only like two oceans, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, I’m not going to put either Trump or America on any other ocean but these two. So, we seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean and I called Google Maps who were reall…
Donald Trump has previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. He has also recently talked about renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans. On Wednesday, he said he had called Google about the matter.
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