Trump Says Google CEO Declined His Request to Rename Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps
Photo: The HillPresident Donald Trump said at a rally at Clemson University in South Carolina that he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps and that Pichai refused. Trump said Pichai told him not to ask, explaining that oceans, unlike the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, touch many countries. Trump said Google had already adopted his names for those two, the Gulf of America and Lake America. He called Pichai and cofounder Sergey Brin brilliant, said they were still rattled from the Gulf, and suggested he would probably pass and keep the name Atlantic Ocean. The account comes from Trump's own remarks; the articles give no statement from Google.
Alternative outlets, The Hill and Variety, lead with the request to rename the ocean on Google Maps and the executive's pushback, and they quote Trump's rally remarks. The Hill says Pichai denied the request, and the two outlets differ with each other on whether the rally was Tuesday or Wednesday. Left outlets, The Washington Post and CNN, present it as Trump's claim, with CNN placing it in his ongoing push to add "America" to water names. Right-leaning New York Post gives the most detail, recounting Trump's version of the conversation, Pichai's stated reasoning and the praise for Google's leaders.
How the sides differ Left sources stress Trump's continued push to rename waters; alternative sources note Pichai's denial and Google Maps; right sources detail Pichai's reported reasoning and Trump's praise.
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The Washington Post and CNN present it as Trump's own claim, quoting Pichai's reported reply, and CNN places it within his repeated efforts to add "America" to names of bodies of water.
The Hill and Variety lead with the Google Maps request and Pichai's refusal, relying on Trump's rally quotes; The Hill says the executive denied the request.
The New York Post gives a detailed retelling of Trump's account, including Pichai's reported reasoning about many countries, the earlier Gulf and lake renamings, and Trump's praise of Pichai and Brin.