Key facts
- Trump wants to rename the Atlantic Ocean to the "American Ocean".
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai declined to rename the Atlantic Ocean.
- Google Maps previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
- Trump will not rename the Mississippi River.
At a campaign event in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, Donald Trump reiterated his desire to rename bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean. He proposed renaming it the "American Ocean," quipping that "Europe will be thrilled." Trump mentioned that Google CEO Sundar Pichai had previously declined a similar request regarding the Atlantic, stating that oceans cover too many countries. Google Maps had previously altered its labels for the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to "Gulf of America" and "Lake America" in response to Trump's executive orders, though users outside the US still see the original names. Trump also assured the crowd that he would not change the name of the Mississippi River.