St. Louis, MO, October 20, 2026 —

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham responded to former President Donald Trump’s social media call to rename the state “New America,” saying New Mexico’s name predates the United States and questioning the purpose behind his proposal.

The available account describes a disagreement over the state’s name, but provides few details about the exchange. It does not identify when Trump made the social media post, which platform he used, or the precise wording of his call. The account also does not provide Lujan Grisham’s exact words or specify where she responded.

Lujan Grisham’s stated response focused on the age of the name “New Mexico” in relation to the United States. The summary does not provide further historical detail or describe whether she offered additional reasons for opposing the proposed name. Her questioning of Trump’s motives is reported, but no explanation of what she believed those motives to be is included.

The account does not say whether Trump replied to the governor, whether other officials commented, or whether any formal proposal to change the state’s name was made. It also does not describe any government process or action related to a name change. The reported event is a social media call and the governor’s response, rather than a documented change to the state’s name.

Without the original post or a fuller account of the governor’s remarks, the exchange’s broader context and the exact language used by either person remain unclear. The information provided establishes the central point of disagreement: Trump called for the state to be renamed “New America,” while Lujan Grisham argued that New Mexico’s name predates the United States and questioned why he made the suggestion.


Story summarized from the original created by Debra Worley on www.firstalert4.com, see more information here.

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