Trump says Pichai rejected proposal to rename Atlantic in Google Maps
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The new coverage adds that Trump said he may leave the Atlantic Ocean unchanged after Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly rejected his request to rename it in Google Maps. Trump also floated calling the Pacific the “American Ocean”.
Trump recounted the conversation at a rally in South Carolina, saying Pichai argued that oceans span many countries. The account has not been independently confirmed, and Google was asked to comment. Google renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” for US users in early 2025 and Lake Ontario “Lake America” this August; Apple made the same changes.
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In short
- Trump says Pichai rejected an Atlantic renaming request.
- Trump may leave the Atlantic unchanged.
- Google previously renamed two bodies of water for US users.
How this story developed
- 7 minutes ago President Trump said Sundar Pichai declined his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean in Google Maps, reportedly telling him that “oceans are different” because they span many countries.
- 11 minutes ago The new coverage adds that Trump said he may leave the Atlantic Ocean unchanged after Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly rejected his request to rename it in Google Maps. Trump also floated calling the Pacific the “American Ocean”.
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Originally published by Engadget as “Sundar Pichai (allegedly) draws the line at oceans”.