U.S. President Donald Trump Suggests Renaming New Mexico, Drawing Local Opposition

According to Jin10, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media on September 6 that many people had suggested renaming New Mexico to "New America State," and he liked the idea. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, said Trump’s proposal was meant to divert public attention from issues such as surging oil prices, and that there was nothing to debate about the state’s name because it existed before the United States was founded.