New Mexico GOP executive director brushes off Trump's floating name change to ‘New America’
DALLAS — The Republican Party of New Mexico’s executive Director, Leticia Munoz, brushed off President Donald Trump’s floated renaming of the border state to “New America.”
TL;DR
- New Mexico GOP Executive Director Leticia Munoz dismissed President Trump's idea of renaming the state 'New America'.
- Munoz stated that New Mexico needs a 'new governor, not so much a new name'.
- Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected the name change, stating New Mexico's name is not up for debate.
- Munoz described Trump's renaming proposals as 'parody' intended to 'trigger people'.
- Trump has previously renamed bodies of water, such as Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- Changing a state's name would be significantly more difficult than renaming a body of water due to constitutional requirements.