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President Donald Trump called New Mexico “one of the great vote cheating states of all time” on Sunday, September 6, while contemplating the idea of renaming it “New America” after a debunked online hoax claimed he had already signed an executive order to do so. Trump later shared a map on Truth Social showing “Mexico” crossed out and replaced with “America” — an image subsequently reposted by the official White House account on X. The episode followed Trump’s August 27 executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for U.S. federal use.

Hoax spreads before Donald Trump embraces the ideaA debunked online hoax claimed President Donald Trump had already signed an executive order to rename New Mexico. BY: TRUTH SOCIAL/@REALDONALDTRUMPThe false claim emerged after a satirical social media account, Casper Planet, which describes its content as “Snews that doesn’t matter,” posted that federal officials had reportedly approved plans to rename New Mexico as “New America.” On September 1, the X account @DailyNoud, also identified as a satire account, escalated the claim by writing, “Donald Trump has signed an executive order to change the name of New Mexico to New America.” The post drew more than 2.7 million views as variations spread across Instagram, Threads and Facebook. However, fact-checking website Snopes found no credible evidence that Trump or his administration had approved such a change or issued an executive order renaming the state.

Donald Trump calls the proposed name ‘more prestigious’Despite the initial claim being false, President Donald Trump later appeared to endorse the idea. BY: MEGADespite the initial claim being false, Trump later appeared to endorse the idea. He wrote Sunday evening, “Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA. So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!!”

Source: President Donald Trump says New Mexico is ‘one of the great vote cheating states of all time’ while floating renaming it ‘New America’ – NewsBreak