Trump Says Google Rejected His Request to Rename the Atlantic Ocean

President Donald Trump says he wanted Google Maps to give the Atlantic Ocean a new name. His account puts Google CEO Sundar Pichai in the unusual position of turning down a presidential request about an ocean label.

The proposal followed earlier changes involving Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico. The Verge reported that Google changed those names on Maps following Trump's executive orders. Those earlier changes provide the backdrop to his latest request, but the coverage describes a different outcome for the Atlantic.

Speaking at a South Carolina rally on Wednesday, October 21, Trump said he had called Pichai about renaming the Atlantic on Google Maps, according to The Guardian. The reports supplied here were published on October 22.

The proposed name is not consistent across the coverage. Mint reported that Trump recounted asking for "Trump Ocean." The Independent described the rejected request as "American Ocean," while The Guardian referred to a name after himself or America.

The central account is consistent: Trump said Pichai refused. The Hill reported that the Google chief denied the request. Times Now said the refusal cited the international nature of the ocean.

Trump then suggested he would "probably pass" on the Atlantic idea, according to NDTV. The outlet also reported that he turned to the Pacific and said, "We're going to call it the American Ocean." That remark is not evidence of a further naming decision.

The supplied coverage reports no change to the Atlantic's name on Google Maps. The refusal is presented as Trump's account of his conversation with Pichai, rather than a separately established account from Google, a distinction reflected in Engadget's reporting.

The immediate outcome is therefore narrower than an official dispute over the ocean's name: Trump says he sought a change to Google's map label and was turned down. His suggestion that he would probably drop the idea leaves no confirmed next step in the supplied reports.