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Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean

President Trump said Wednesday he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on the company’s Google Maps application — a request the tech executive denied. “We seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean,” Trump said during a rally in Clemson, S.C. The president then praised Google Maps for changing the respective names of...

Sources (2)· Oct 22, 8:59 AM to Oct 22, 4:33 PM

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Newsweek· Oct 22, 8:59 AMTrump Asked Google To Rename Atlantic Ocean ‘Trump Ocean’
The Hill· Oct 22, 4:33 PMTrump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean

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