Google CEO Sundar Pichai Declines Trump’s Request to Rename the Atlantic Ocean
- 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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Donald Trump revealed that he tried to convince Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, to change the name of the Atlantic Ocean in Google Maps. The idea was to baptize the body of water with his own brand or associate it with the US, proposing terms like Oceano Trump or American Ocean. The confession arose in a public action in Carolina [...]
Trump says he called Google CEO to discuss renaming the Atlantic Ocean to the American Ocean. The post Trump asked Google to rename the Atlantic Ocean to the American Ocean – They refused appeared first on in.gr.
Google Rejects Trump’s Bid to Slap His Name on an Ocean—Then He Fumbles Basic Geography in Rant
President Donald Trump stunningly floats an idea to rename the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but he embarrassingly stumbles over basic geography while crowing about it […] Google Rejects Trump’s Bid to Slap His Name on an Ocean—Then He Fumbles Basic Geography in Rant
President says Pichai rejected the proposal because the ocean bathes too many countries
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