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Trump Tried to Get Google to Rename Atlantic Ocean After Him – KnowGov

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Trump Tried to Get Google to Rename Atlantic Ocean After Him

President Trump isn’t done trying to rename things. The president told a rally audience in South Carolina Wednesday evening that he tried to rename the Atlantic Ocean to “Trump Ocean,” but ultimately decided against it. “I only like two oceans, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, I’m not going to put either Trump or America on any other ocean but…

Sources (2)· Oct 22, 8:59 AM to Oct 22, 1:03 PM

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Newsweek· Oct 22, 8:59 AMTrump Asked Google To Rename Atlantic Ocean ‘Trump Ocean’
The New Republic· Oct 22, 1:03 PMTrump Tried to Get Google to Rename Atlantic Ocean After Him

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