Trump Renews Call to Rename New Mexico New America

President Donald Trump renewed his call Monday, October 19, for New Mexico to change its name to New America, posting on Truth Social that the state should make the change immediately. The proposal has not become a state action, and changing the name would require a process under New Mexico’s constitution, according to reporting on the state’s rules. Trump argued that a new name would add value and prestige, raise home values and incomes, and increase residents’ pride. He also asserted that the change might make what he called the state’s “crooked elections” honest. Those economic and election-related claims were part of his post; the supplied material offers no evidence that a renaming would produce those effects. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected the idea, saying the state’s name was not up for debate and that New Mexico was focused on its work. Her response echoed an earlier statement in which she said the name had been in use since before the United States existed. Republican gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull also opposed a change, saying the state did not need a new name and describing its identity as not up for negotiation. A reviewed report said...