Trump: 'Google' Refused to Name an Ocean After Him - Sarmad
Trump Joked That Google Refused to Name the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans After Him, Following the Company's Approval of Name Changes for the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
US President Donald Trump told his supporters on Friday that he had tried to persuade the American technology company Google to name one of the oceans after him, but the proposal was rejected.
During a speech at a campaign rally in Georgia, Trump explained that he had suggested to representatives of the internet giant that the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean be renamed “Trump Ocean.”
According to Trump, they responded angrily: “We’ve had enough… that’s enough… we won’t do any more.”
In 2025, Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”
Last August, the name “Lake America” was applied to Lake Ontario, which lies on the border between the United States and Canada.
Google adopted both changes on its maps for users in the United States.
Trump told his supporters that he had sent Google a map bearing the name “Trump Ocean,” but company representatives rejected the idea.
Trump said he was only joking this time, but added that the idea was not the worst one he had ever considered.
Trump has long expressed his desire to rename an ocean. He also floated the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait,” in an obvious attempt to provoke Iran amid the ongoing war between the two sides.
