Trump claims Google rejected his suggestion to rename the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, citing international naming concerns.

President Donald Trump spoke about renaming the Atlantic Ocean to the "American Ocean" at a rally in Mississippi on Monday.

The president said he discussed renaming the Atlantic Ocean with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who replied: "Please don't ask us to do that."

Trump had earlier suggested renaming either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, floating names such as "Trump Ocean" and "Ocean of the Americas."

Donald Trump has claimed he asked Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean. Since Mr Trump was re-elected in 2024, one of his more bizarre executive orders has targeted the Gulf of Mexico, which he has since ‘renamed’ the Gulf of America.

Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers mocked Trump over the Republican midterm rout and his efforts to shift blame.

President Trump said Google CEO Sundar Pichai declined to go along with his idea to rename the Atlantic Ocean, arguing that the sprawling body of water touches too many countries for the tech

President Donald Trump’s continuing desire to name parts of the world after himself or the U.S. almost made it to the oceans. During a rally in South Carolina, Trump told supporters he had called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask about changing the name of the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps.

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“We have a lake and we have a gulf, now we need a river and we need an ocean."

The president previously said he'd become "Mr. Veto" if Republicans lost Congress.