It was at a rally in South Carolina on 21 October that Donald Trump reportedly confessed to calling Google CEO Sundar Pichai, asking him to evaluate a proposal to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself.

Donald Trump also mentioned that he only likes two oceans: the Atlantic and the Pacific. As such, he does not intend to name any other ocean after himself. In this context, he contacted Google to do the same as he did with the Gulf of Mexico, which is only called the Gulf of America for users in the United States.

Google reportedly rejected Donald Trump's proposal, which he mentions Pichai refused because the oceans encompass many countries. Thus, Donald Trump claims that the Atlantic Ocean will keep its name.

Changes in place names

This is not the first time Donald Trump has intended to change the names of natural places as a way to honour the United States of America.

The Gulf of Mexico, for North American users, appears as the Gulf of America. Similarly, Lake Ontario appears as Lake America for American citizens.

Trump satires

As expected, the South Park series satirised the name changes requested by Donald Trump. To that end, and to satirise the moment, the series reportedly changed its name to South America, as reported by The Portugal News.

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