From Engadget · Will Shanklin · · 1m 20s
Google drew the line at oceans, Trump says
President Trump claimed Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean in Maps, after the company had already relabeled the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
In brief
President Trump claimed Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean in Maps, after the company had already relabeled the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. Google renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario in Maps following Trump's orders, but allegedly refused his request to rename the Atlantic…
Google renamed two water bodies for Trump
In early twenty twenty-five, Google relabeled the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for US users following Trump's executive order.In August, it did the same to Lake Ontario, now reading as Lake America.
Trump asked Pichai to rename the Atlantic
At a rally on Wednesday in South Carolina, President Trump said he called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask whether Google Maps could handle a new name for the Atlantic Ocean.
Pichai refused, citing oceans cover many countries
Pichai's response was reportedly, Please don't ask us to do that.According to Trump, the CEO said, No, no, no, this time I'm not doing it.
“Oceans are different, sir.”
Trump may rename the Pacific instead
Trump said he would probably pass on renaming the Atlantic Ocean. However, he also floated renaming the Pacific Ocean the American Ocean instead. Google did not respond to a request for comment on the matter.
The bottom line
Google renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario in Maps following Trump's orders, but allegedly refused his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean, citing that oceans cover multiple countries.
