Trump says Google CEO refused his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean
Photo: The GuardianPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday at a rally in South Carolina that he had asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or the United States on Google Maps. Trump said Pichai refused, saying oceans cover many countries, and that Trump would probably drop the idea. Trump made the remarks while recounting earlier renamings, including the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, which Google had already adopted. The rally came 12 days before the midterm elections.
Right-leaning coverage, led by the New York Post, centers on Pichai refusing the request and repeats Trump's praise for Pichai and cofounder Sergey Brin. Alternative outlets take a more skeptical tone: Deadline frames the episode as Trump's continuing wish to name places after himself or the U.S., while The A.V. Club calls the idea nonsensical. Left-leaning coverage, including The Guardian, pairs Trump's account with Google's earlier compliance and the public criticism that followed, and The New York Times leads with late-night jokes from Jimmy Fallon. All sides rely on Trump's account of the exchange.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Pichai's refusal; alternative sources question the renaming push; left sources stress Google's earlier compliance.
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- The New York TimesLate Night Dunks on Trump for Planning to Rename an Ocean
The Guardian leads with Trump's account of the call, then notes Google's earlier compliance and public criticism. The New York Times instead leads with late-night comedy mocking the idea.
Deadline frames the story as Trump's continuing renaming ambitions. The A.V. Club calls the plan nonsensical and says Google drew the line.
The New York Post leads with Pichai stopping the idea and quotes Trump's praise for Pichai and Sergey Brin. It also repeats Trump's jokes that Google was still rattled from the Gulf renaming.