US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as 'Trump Ocean' or 'Ocean of the Americas'. Trump said during an election rally on Saturday that he wants to rename an ocean and a major river before his term ends in 2028. On hearing this, the people present in the rally started laughing and clapping.
Even before this, Trump had suggested naming many places after himself. He posted on his social media several times, describing the Strait of Hormuz as American territory and asking whether its name should be changed to 'Trump Strait'. Last year, Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'. After this decision, diplomatic tension with Mexico increased.
There was also a dispute between the Trump administration and the American news agency Associated Press (AP) regarding this name. The AP declined to use the Gulf's new name everywhere. After this, a legal battle started regarding the agency's access to the President's programs.
In August this year, Trump had changed the name of Lake Ontario, located between the US state of New York and Canada, to 'Lake America'. According to The Washington Post, the decision came amid ongoing tensions with Canadian leaders over trade and tariffs.
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