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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump pitches a rename for New Mexico. ‘Oh hell no,’ the state’s officials fire back

Top officials in New Mexico are blasting President Donald Trump’s pitch for renaming the 47th state “New America” after he floated the bizarre idea in a wave of social media posts over the weekend.

On Sunday, the president posted an AI-generated video to Truth Social of him slapping a label with “America” on it over New Mexico on a border sign and then dancing to the Village People’s YMCA.

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