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‘Isn’t up for debate’: New Mexico governor hits back at Trump over ‘New America’ posts

By Zach Halaschak
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-AZ) fired back at President Donald Trump after he teased the idea of changing her state’s name to “New America.”

Grisham, who has led the state since 2019, took to social media after Trump hinted that New Mexico could be next for a name change. Trump previously pushed for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and, more recently, signed an executive order to rebrand Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

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