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Trump’s request to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps
First reported Oct 22, 11:23 AM ET · Latest Oct 22, 1:27 PM ET · Explainer updated Oct 22, 2:02 PM ET
Why it was in the Midday Brief: Reported independently by 2 newsrooms, 1 hour old when it aired, picked for the Business & Tech desk.
Where things stand
The Guardian, The Verge and Variety all report that President Donald Trump said Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichai rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps. Trump made the comment at a rally in South Carolina.
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What changed
Earlier coverage said the CEO “talked him out of” the rename; the newest reports state the request was outright rejected.
Questions we’re following
- It is unclear whether Google might reconsider the request, what legal or policy grounds underlie the refusal, and how the dispute might be resolved. Open
- It is not clear whether Google formally received a request to rename the Atlantic, what criteria it would use to accept or reject such a request, or how the company’s policies intersect with presidential directives. Open
Background
After previous executive orders led Google to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” and Lake Ontario, Trump said he wants the Atlantic Ocean renamed after himself or “America.” Google had complied with the earlier orders but now says it will not change the Atlantic’s name.
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Timeline of reporting
- Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps — The Guardian
Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the pr
- Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean — The Verge
After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean. As reported earlier by The Washington Post, Trump said at a Wednesday night rally th
- Trump Says Google CEO Rejected His Request to Rename Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps — Variety
President Donald Trump, who has already renamed two bodies of water after America, said he would like to redub the Atlantic Ocean as well — but that the CEO of Google pushed back on the idea. At a rally at Clemson University in South Carolina Tuesday evening,
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