Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean

President Trump said Wednesday he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on the company’s Google Maps application, a request the tech executive denied.

“We seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean,” Trump said during a rally in Clemson, S.C.

The president then praised Google Maps for changing the respective names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to “Gulf of America” and “Lake America,” after he signed executive orders to rename the bodies of water. 

The updated names are on display for users of the app in the U.S. Users in Canada still see “Lake Ontario,” while those outside the two countries see both names. 

Trump added he spoke to Pichai, whom he called a “brilliant guy,” about renaming the Atlantic Ocean.

“I said, ‘Sundar, I’m thinking of the Atlantic Ocean,........

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