The episode comes amid Trump’s efforts to change the names of several prominent geographical features to reflect his administration’s priorities and emphasis on American identity. (image source: iStock)
\n\nUS President Donald Trump reportedly approached Google CEO Sundar Pichai about renaming the Atlantic Ocean after himself, but the tech executive declined, citing the international nature of the water body.
\n\nTrump recounted the conversation during a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, saying he had asked Pichai whether Google could handle the proposed name change.
\n\nAccording to Trump, Pichai rejected the latest proposal. Trump described the Google CEO’s response by saying, “No, no, no. This time I’m not doing it … Oceans are different, sir. They cover … a lot of countries. Please don’t ask us to do that,” Trump quoted Pichai as saying.
\n\n“So I’ll probably pass on that. I think we should keep it as the Atlantic Ocean, right?” Trump said, suggesting that he had dropped the idea.
\n\nGoogle has not publicly confirmed Trump’s account of the conversation.
\n\nThe episode comes amid Trump’s efforts to change the names of several prominent geographical features to reflect his administration’s priorities and emphasis on American identity.
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