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Trump Gets Scathing Response to Wild State Name Change Demand
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham strongly rejected former President Donald Trump's suggestion to rename the state "New America," emphasizing the state's long-standing identity predating the United States.
- Trump claimed on Truth Social that changing New Mexico's name would increase home values, incomes, and patriotism, while also criticizing the state's election integrity, which the governor defended as among the most secure nationally.
- The dispute highlights Trump's ongoing pattern of proposing name changes, including attempts to rename the Kennedy Center and referring to AI as "super intelligence," drawing criticism from politicians like Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.
- Governor Grisham accused Trump of using the renaming proposal to distract from other issues such as the war in Iran and rising gas prices, noting Trump's repeated losses in New Mexico in recent elections.
