During his remarks, Trump recalled contacting Google about the possibility of changing the Atlantic Ocean's name on Google Maps.
He suggested that the ocean could potentially be named after himself or America, continuing a broader discussion about changing the names of geographic landmarks.
According to Trump, Pichai pushed back on the idea, explaining that oceans are different because they span multiple countries.
Trump recounted the conversation as an exchange in which Google's CEO discouraged him from pursuing the proposal.
He then suggested that he would probably leave the Atlantic Ocean's name unchanged.
There is an important distinction, however: news outlets have reported Trump's public account of the conversation, but Google has not independently confirmed the exchange. Readers should therefore distinguish Trump's statements from an independently verified account of what happened behind the scenes.
Why Would Renaming an Ocean Be So Complicated?
Changing the name of an ocean is much more complicated than changing a label on a map.
