From Business Insider · Georgia Hennessy · · 1m 10s
Trump's Atlantic Ocean rename plan rejected by Google
President Trump asked Google to rename the Atlantic Ocean on its maps, but CEO Sundar Pichai declined, citing the ocean's international scope.
In brief
President Trump asked Google to rename the Atlantic Ocean on its maps, but CEO Sundar Pichai declined, citing the ocean's international scope. Trump proposed renaming the Atlantic Ocean but Google's CEO rejected the request, saying oceans span multiple countries and cannot be unilaterally renamed. Originally reported…
Trump pitches ocean rename to Google
At a Wednesday rally in South Carolina, President Trump said he called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask about renaming the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps.
Google had already changed two names
Google previously changed its US labels for the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump's executive orders.
Pichai says no to the Atlantic
Trump quoted Pichai as saying oceans are different because they cover many countries. Pichai told him: "Oceans are different, sir. They cover really a lot of countries. Please don't ask us to do that."
“Oceans are different, sir. They cover really a lot of countries. Please don't ask us to do that.”
Trump accepts the rejection
Trump told the crowd he would pass on the Atlantic Ocean rename. He said: "I think let's keep it the Atlantic Ocean." Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“I think let's keep it the Atlantic Ocean.”
The main idea
Trump proposed renaming the Atlantic Ocean but Google's CEO rejected the request, saying oceans span multiple countries and cannot be unilaterally renamed.
