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Google Refuses Trump’s Atlantic Ocean Renaming Request

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  • President Donald Trump asked Google to rename the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly refused, noting oceans span many countries.
  • Trump signed an order in January 2025 renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.
  • In August 2026 he ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America.
  • Google updated U.S. maps after the lake-renaming order.