Trump wanted a ‘Trump Ocean’ on Google Maps. He says CEO Sundar Pichai shut it down

Key Points:

• Former President Trump revealed at a South Carolina rally that he considered renaming the Atlantic Ocean and discussed the idea with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who declined, citing the ocean's span across multiple countries.
• Trump has previously attempted to rename geographic features for U.S. federal use, including the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America, despite opposition from neighboring countries like Canada.
• Official renaming of oceans involves the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and international consensus, making unilateral changes by one country or private companies like Google non-binding globally.
• Google Maps has followed U.S. federal naming changes for domestic users but maintains original names or dual naming for international users, facing backlash and legal challenges, such as Mexico's lawsuit over the Gulf of America label.
• Rival mapping services like MapQuest have resisted adopting Trump's renaming orders, gaining popularity amid user backlash against Google's compliance with the federal name changes.