Trump Proposes Ocean of Americas Name at Tennessee Rally

President Donald Trump said he wants to rename an ocean and a river before leaving office in 2028, raising the possibility of changing the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean names during a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee. He discussed the idea after previous efforts to rename major bodies of water.

According to reports from the Washington Post and Fox News, Trump suggested names including Ocean of the Americas and Trump Ocean while speaking to supporters. He said the plan would add an ocean and a river to his list of renamed geographic features.

Trump referenced earlier changes involving the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, which he renamed as the Gulf of America and Lake America. Mediaite reported that mapping platforms later reflected those name changes.

"We’ve got the Gulf, we’ve got a beautiful lake, and now somebody said, ‘You need a river,’" Trump said.

Trump said he is considering major waterways but excluded two rivers from his plans. He specifically mentioned the Hudson River and Mississippi River as places he does not intend to rename.

"I don’t want to change the name of the Hudson River. Henry Hudson, he did a good job sailing up that sucker a long time ago," Trump said.

The president also linked the possible ocean and river renaming efforts to his remaining time in office, saying he wants the changes completed before 2028.

"So we need a river and we need an ocean. So I was thinking either the Atlantic or the Pacific. We call it Trump Ocean, or Ocean of the Americas.

Something like that. No, before I get out, I think we should have an ocean and we need a great river. Now, I’m not changing the name of the Mississippi.

I love Mis. we won that state by so much," Trump said.