Donald Trump claims Google rejected request to rename oceans

During a campaign rally in Georgia on October 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that he had requested representatives of Google to rename either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean to "Trump Ocean." According to the President, the company refused the proposal, citing the international nature of these bodies of water. Trump remarked that the representatives told him, "Enough, that is enough. We cannot do this," before ultimately stating to his audience that he was joking about the specific request.

This incident follows a series of geographic name changes initiated by the Trump administration. In 2025, the President issued an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," and in August 2026, he renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake of America." Google Maps had previously updated its digital services to reflect these two changes for users within the United States. While the President claimed he had sent a map labeled "Trump Ocean" to the tech giant, the company maintained that such a move was impossible due to the multi-national coverage of the oceans.