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Trump Says Google Refused Request to Rename Atlantic Ocean

On October 22, 2026, President Trump said at a South Carolina rally that he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps, possibly after himself or America, and that Pichai declined, citing the body of water spanning several countries.

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Oct 27, 10:33 AM businessinsider.com Every place Trump has renamed during his second presidency, from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Ontario
Oct 27, 3:51 AM businessinsider.com Google may have said no, but Trump still wants to rename the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 26, 7:17 PM aljazeera.com Trump suggests renaming the Atlantic Ocean the ‘American Ocean’
Oct 25, 3:56 AM thenextweb.com Trump says Google’s Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 23, 8:24 AM time.com The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Are Not Trump’s to Rename
Oct 23, 4:57 AM independent.co.uk Trump claims Google CEO talked him out of his hopes to rename the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 23, 1:54 AM deadline.com Donald Trump Wanted Google Maps To Change Name Of Atlantic Ocean
Oct 22, 10:52 PM nytimes.com Late Night Dunks on Trump for Planning to Rename an Ocean
Oct 22, 5:42 PM fortune.com Trump wanted a ‘Trump Ocean’ on Google Maps. He says CEO Sundar Pichai shut it down
Oct 22, 3:58 PM thedailybeast.com Trump Says Google CEO Shot Down Atlantic Ocean Rebrand Plans
Oct 22, 11:17 AM androidauthority.com Google sounds like it’s had enough of the US renaming bodies of water
Oct 22, 10:54 AM gizmodo.com Trump’s Latest Renaming Idea Was Too Much for Google, He Says
Oct 22, 10:37 AM mashable.com President Trump says he called Googles CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 22, 10:27 AM theguardian.com Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps
Oct 22, 10:13 AM nypost.com Google CEO Sundar Pichai stopped Trump from renaming the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 22, 9:33 AM thehill.com Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 22, 9:22 AM engadget.com Sundar Pichai (allegedly) draws the line at oceans
Oct 22, 9:00 AM theverge.com Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean
Oct 22, 8:34 AM washingtontimes.com Trump asks Google to name U.S.-bordering ocean after himself
Oct 22, 8:23 AM variety.com Trump Says Google CEO Rejected His Request to Rename Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps
Oct 22, 7:57 AM silive.com Trump wanted to rename Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Then he 'called' Google Maps
Oct 22, 7:01 AM techmeme.com President Trump says he called Sundar Pichai to ask Google Maps to rename the Atlantic Ocean, though he would "probably pass" following Pichai's pushback (Victoria Craw/Washington Post)
Oct 22, 6:03 AM newrepublic.com Trump Tried to Get Google to Rename Atlantic Ocean After Him
Oct 22, 3:40 AM independent.co.uk Trump says Google refused his request to rename Atlantic the ‘American Ocean’
Oct 22, 2:55 AM businessinsider.com Trump says Google's CEO rejected his plan to change the Atlantic's name to the 'Trump Ocean'
Oct 22, 1:59 AM newsweek.com Trump Asked Google To Rename Atlantic Ocean ‘Trump Ocean’
Oct 21, 9:32 PM euronews.com Trump suggests renaming Atlantic Ocean the 'American Ocean'

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