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Trump says Google's Pichai refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean

At a South Carolina rally, President Trump said he had personally called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask whether Google Maps could rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or 'America.' Trump claimed Pichai declined, reportedly saying oceans touch too many countries to rename, though Trump said he's still considering renaming the Pacific the 'American Ocean.'

Trump says Google's Sundar Pichai discouraged him from renaming the Atlantic Ocean

Trump recounted a conversation with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in which he considered relabeling the Atlantic Ocean after America or himself, following Google's earlier renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps. Trump said Pichai pushed back, noting oceans border far too many countries for such a change, so Trump said he would drop the idea.