# Trump Ocean Idea Drowned in Ridicule

> Critics mock Trump's proposal to rename oceans as 'Trump Ocean' after gas prices hit $5 a gallon.
- Title: Trump Ocean Idea Drowned in Ridicule · HuffPost | Shortify
- Summary: Critics mock Trump's proposal to rename oceans as 'Trump Ocean' after gas prices hit $5 a gallon. Trump's plan to rename the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as…
- Keywords: donald trump, atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, trump ocean, gas prices, kathy hochul, republican priorities, news, politics, Trump, Ocean, Idea
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-new-rename-reaction_n_6acc73d0e4b0ec20eb6afced
- Published: 2026-10-12T07:28:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: donald trump, atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, trump ocean, gas prices, kathy hochul, republican priorities, news, politics
## Trump Proposes Ocean Renaming
Donald Trump suggested renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean during a Tennessee campaign rally.

> we’ve got the gulf, we’ve got a beautiful lake, and now someone said, ‘you need a river,’ so, we need a river, we need an ocean. so, i was thinking of either the atlantic or the pacific.
## Critics Mock Proposal
New York Governor Kathy Hochul's press office questioned Trump's priorities after gas prices reached $5 a gallon.

> gas is almost $5 a gallon.
## Social Media Rages
Social media users mocked Trump's idea with suggestions like renaming Earth to 'Planet Trump' and Washington DC to 'Trumpville'.

> next he's going to say "it will no longer be called earth. i declare it shall now be called planet trump" and if you don't follow that rule you are an enemy of the state.
## Public Humiliation
Critics called Trump's ocean renaming a level of public humiliation money can't buy, comparing it to routine behavior.

> having your face permanently recorded on video nodding enthusiastically to renaming the atlantic ocean "trump ocean" is a level of public humiliation money can't buy.
## Key takeaway

Trump's plan to rename the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as 'Trump Ocean' faces ridicule after critics highlight rising gas prices.