The leader of a shrinking but vocal and dangerously wrong-headed number of United States citizens, has hinted at renaming New Mexico to New America. Local media and politicians are, of course, all over it:
KOB TV 4 (NBC affiliate):
President suggests renaming New Mexico as ‘New America’
KOAT TV 7 (ABC affiliate):
President Trump suggests new name for New Mexico in social media post
ABQ RAW (Independent):
No, President Trump Can’t Rename New Mexico to New America, U.S. Constitution Prevents It
UPDATE: national news outlets are picking it up now…
Scripps News:
Trump shares map that renames New Mexico as ‘New America’
NewsNation:
New Mexico governor rips Trump’s ‘New America’ post, says name ‘isn’t up for debate’
The image shown here, which you can click to enlarge, was cropped from a screen shot of the creature’s Lies Social account. I took it from elsewhere because, well, nobody should go there unless you’re a watchdog of some sort, keeping an eye on things.
The reactions are unsurprising, and might be much the same if The Idiot Child in Chief had suggested renaming Texas to, oh, Armadillistan (just an example). Actually, that might go even worse for him because, as a general rule, Armadillos have more money than Road Runners. Come to think of it, a recent blockbuster movie release might swing the balance a bit there.
Say, how do cartoon characters get paid? Font and color palette upgrades? Hmm.
A bit more seriously, it is interesting to note that New Mexico has been New Mexico, in one form or anther, since long, long before the United States of America came to exist. That’s an important point and is referenced in some of the articles, linked above.
On another note, the ABQ RAW article suggests that the constitution would prevent such a move, were it attempted by executive order. The Land of Enchantment is more than a landmark or geographic feature, things which he’s been renaming frequently, though almost no one is complying. Of course, we know that he has no respect whatsoever for the constitution and frequently tries to go around, over, or under (usually under) it, but that would no doubt be quite a battle.
Disclaimer: this piece was composed and published by a man who once likened DJT and Pat Paulsen.
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