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While Waging War and Wrecking Economy, Trump's Focused On... Renaming New Mexico

As Americans suffer from an affordability crisis exacerbated by President Donald Trump's policies, both foreign and domestic, critics on Monday excoriated him for his inane pursuit of changing the name of yet another geographical place—this time, one of the nation's most culturally distinct states. "New Mexico should immediately change its name to New…

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Common Dreams· Oct 19, 9:59 PMWhile Waging War and Wrecking Economy, Trump's Focused On... Renaming New Mexico

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