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Trump claims Google CEO Pichai rejected his idea to rename the Atlantic Ocean

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Trump told a South Carolina rally on Wednesday he'd phoned Google chief executive Sundar Pichai about renaming the Atlantic, which Trump says Pichai turned down. Trump quoted Pichai as saying oceans cover a lot of countries, so he should drop it. Trump now floats calling the Pacific the "American Ocean" instead, and Google hasn't commented.

By BriefTea Editorial · 24 October 2026 at 7:52

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