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White House Roasted After Trump’s New Rebrand Attempt Flops

Fadingcorroborated24 outlets reported this themselves in 44 reports over 5 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 3 headlines quietly rewritten3 changes
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 8 Sept, 18:46headline rewritten

    Democrats hit back at Trump after president floats changing name of New Mexico to ‘New America’ - US politics liveSmithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch III to retire amid Trump administration pressure on institution - US politics live

  2. The Guardian Worldseen 9 Sept, 00:18headline rewritten

    Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch III to retire amid Trump administration pressure on institution - US politics liveUS supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms – live

  3. The Guardian Worldseen 11 Sept, 04:09headline rewritten

    US supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms – liveUS supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms – as it happened

original reportingcopies
Mon, 7 September 2026peak 27 reports on Mon, 7 September 2026Fri, 11 September 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 15 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Donald TrumpMichelle Lujan GrishamBen Ray LujTed LieuJoe RoganUnited StatesWhite HouseWhite House, District Of Columbia, United StatesAmericaThe White House, District Of Columbia, United StatesNew Mexico, United StatesAmericansIranSpanishMexicoCanadaCalifornia, United StatesTrumpCNNKOAT

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
Google News - Top Stories1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
N1 Info (Croatia)1 original report
Die Zeit (Germany)1 original report
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)1 original report
The Hill1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
Euronews2 original reports
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report1 original report
7 Sept, 02:36over 4 days11 Sept, 02:19

23 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 39 original reports, 5 reprints

  1. Mon, 7 September 2026

    22 reports

  2. Tue, 8 September 2026

    13 reports
    • Google News - Top Stories08:07
      What's in a name? Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state 'New America'

      What's in a name? Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state 'New America' Euronews.com Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’ - The New York Times The New York Times Iceland summons U.S. ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag NBC News Trump shares map that renames New Mexico as ‘New America’ CNN Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico The Hill

    • Euronews08:07
      What's in a name? Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state 'New America'

      Trump last week suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" as the war with Iran continues, then hours later implied he was not serious about the plan.

    • Euronews08:07
      What's in a name? Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state 'New America'

      Trump last week suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" as the war with Iran continues, then hours later implied he was not serious about the plan.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)10:23
      New Mexico leaders reject Trump's suggestion to rename state 'New America'

      Democrats and Republicans push back after US president repeatedly posts images depicting New Mexico with new name

    • The Guardian World14:15edited after publishing ×3
      US supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms – as it happened

      previouslyUS supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms – live

      This live blog is now closed. Missouri congressional maps thrown into chaos after conflicting court rulings Sign up for US Breaking News emails Further down the ballot in New Hampshire, the Democratic primary for Chris Pappas’s House seat has drawn eight candidates, with Stefany Shaheen – daughter of the outgoing senator – and Maura Sullivan , a former Obama administration official, leading the field. The district, long purple, has been reliably blue since 2017. Republicans now see it as...

    • The Guardian World14:59
      Trump’s call to rename New Mexico ‘New America’ is a distraction tactic, Democrats say

      Amid unpopular Iran war and persistent inflation, governor says state has had its name since before US existed Democrats have hit back against Donald Trump ’s suggestion that the state of New Mexico should be renamed “New America”, accusing the US president of trying to distract from his war on Iran and rising prices. The administration moved to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” hours after Trump’s return to office in January 2025. In August, as trade tensions escalated between...

    • Google News - Top Stories15:50
      Former GOP rep: Trump’s ‘bizarre’ New Mexico post is ‘hurting his own team’

      Former GOP rep: Trump’s ‘bizarre’ New Mexico post is ‘hurting his own team’ The Hill America: the gulf, the lake and now the state – what’s next on Trump’s huge renaming spree? | Marina Hyde The Guardian Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’ The New York Times Why Trump can't rename New Mexico as "New America" Axios Trump’s Latest Target for a Name Change: New Mexico WSJ

    • The Hill15:50
      Former GOP rep: Trump's 'bizarre' New Mexico post is 'hurting his own team'

      Former Republican Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) on Monday called President Trump's social media posts referring to New Mexico as "New America" "bizarre" and accused him of "hurting his own team" ahead of the midterms. MS NOW's Peter Alexander asked Dent on "State of Play" about the president's latest posts, including an AI-generated map with the...

    • aol.co.uk18:21
      South Park changes name to South America in response to Trump changes

      Satirical program’s new title is ‘inspired by bravery and patriotism’ of Apple and Google, who capitulated to Trump’s requests to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

    • komonews.com18:35
      Trump doesn't have the power to rename New Mexico, "New America"

      A suggestion by President Donald Trump to rename New Mexico as "New America" drew a swift rebuke from the state’s Democratic governor.

    • hitsfm.net19:15
      Trump floats renaming New Mexico 'New America'

      President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Sept. 7, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has posted numerous memes on social media over the long weekend appearing to propose renaming the state of New Mexico to

    • Google News - Top Stories21:35
      Trump leans into trolling critics as GOP midterm anxiety grows

      Trump leans into trolling critics as GOP midterm anxiety grows The Hill Trump shares map that renames New Mexico as ‘New America’ CNN America: the gulf, the lake and now the state – what’s next on Trump’s huge renaming spree? | Marina Hyde The Guardian Trump’s Latest Target for a Name Change: New Mexico WSJ Why Trump can't rename New Mexico as "New America" axios.com

    • The Hill21:35
      Trump leans into trolling critics as GOP midterm anxiety grows

      President Trump is leaning into online trolling, off-color attacks and picking fights over geographical names as his approval rating sinks just weeks out from November’s midterm elections. Over the weekend, Trump raised eyebrows when he floated changing the name of New Mexico to “New America” weeks after he swapped the name of Lake Ontario to...

  3. Wed, 9 September 2026

    3 reports
    • aol.com00:37
      New Mexicans deride Trump's 'New America' idea

      By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico, Sept 8 (Reuters) - New Mexicans on Tuesday described President Donald Trump's suggestion the Democratic-run state be renamed "New America" as an attempt to erase

    • Google News - Top Stories00:38
      New Mexicans deride Trump's 'New America' idea

      New Mexicans deride Trump's 'New America' idea Reuters America: the gulf, the lake and now the state – what’s next on Trump’s huge renaming spree? | Marina Hyde The Guardian Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’ The New York Times Trump’s Latest Target for a Name Change: New Mexico WSJ Why Trump can't rename New Mexico as "New America" Axios

    • The Guardian World14:55
      New Mexicans slam Trump’s threat to change state’s name

      Residents denounce suggestion to rename state ‘New America’, save some Republicans who insist it was ‘satire’ US politics live – latest updates When scrolling through social media over the Labor Day weekend, actor, comedian and native New Mexican Steven Michael Quezada was stopped cold by a post about Donald Trump’s recent call to rename New Mexico as New America. “At first I thought, nah, that’s got to be a joke,” said Quezada , who played drug enforcement agent Steven Gomez in the legendary...

  4. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Hill02:19
      New Mexico Democrats call on Apple, Google to keep state's name on map

      A group of Democratic lawmakers who represent New Mexico urged Apple and Google on Thursday not to adopt President Trump’s proposed renaming of the state to “New America” on their map platforms. On Sunday, the president shared an image of a map of the state on Truth Social with “Mexico” crossed out and replaced by...

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