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M.B. Mack

Google Maps Puts US on List of 'Sensitive Countries' After Trump Unilaterally Renames Global Landmark

Trump signed an Executive Order renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali. (Credit: Getty Images)

Soon after Donald Trump unilaterally renamed a global landmark, Google Maps reclassified the United States as a "sensitive country," a designation typically reserved for nations with strict governments or border disputes, such as China and Russia.

The move follows President Donald Trump's renaming of major geographic landmarks, including the Gulf of Mexico, now labeled the "Gulf of America," and Alaska's Denali, now referred to as Mount McKinley, CNBC reported.

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