Trump Claims He Lobbied Google CEO to Rename Atlantic Ocean

Trump described the exchange as a follow-up to his alleged success in having Google Maps relabel the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario as the Gulf of America and Lake America, respectively. He told the crowd that while Google had previously accommodated his requests for U.S. landmarks, the company drew a line at the world’s oceans. According to the former president, Pichai resisted the proposal by noting that oceans border multiple countries and fall outside the scope of such unilateral changes.

Following the reported refusal, Trump told rallygoers he would move on from the plan for the Atlantic. However, he immediately pivoted to the Pacific Ocean, declaring his intent to rename that body of water the American Ocean instead. Google has not publicly confirmed that the conversation with the president took place, and the company’s previous map alterations remain limited to views within the United States.