Sundar Pichai (allegedly) draws the line at oceans
President Trump claimed that the Google CEO refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean in Maps.
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Donald Trump says Google's chief executive rejected a request to rename the Atlantic Ocean
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President Donald Trump told a South Carolina rally crowd on Wednesday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused a request to alter the Atlantic Ocean's name on Google Maps. According to Trump, he called Pichai to ask if the mapping platform could accommodate a change to either "Trump" or "America" on the Atlantic or Pacific oceans. Pichai reportedly resisted the push, pleading, "Please don't ask us to do that." [1][2]
Trump claimed Pichai drew a firm line by arguing that oceans are distinct because they "cover a lot of countries." While Trump noted that he would "probably pass" on altering the Atlantic, he also floated the idea of renaming the Pacific Ocean to "the American Ocean." Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment. [1][2]
The exchange comes after tech platforms previously accommodated White House naming initiatives. Following executive orders, Google Maps altered the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for US users in early 2025 and relabeled Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in August, with Apple adopting matching changes across both bodies of water. [1][2]
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Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean
After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean. As reported earlier by The Washington Post, Trump said at a Wednesday night rally that he would "probably pass" on renaming the Atlantic after he contacted…
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