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Trump says Google CEO declined request to rename Atlantic Ocean

Trump said at a South Carolina rally that he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps and that Pichai declined.

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  • Trump said at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday that he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps.
  • According to Trump, Pichai declined, saying oceans cover many countries.
  • Trump said Google Maps had previously changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America after he signed executive orders.
  • Trump said he would probably pass on renaming the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The Hill said it reached out to the White House and Google for comment, and The Guardian said it approached Google for comment.
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Says Google rejected renaming the Atlantic Ocean

The Guardian US (Politics): Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

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The Guardian reports that Trump said he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean and that Pichai rejected the request, after the company had complied with earlier renaming demands.

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Says Google CEO stopped Atlantic Ocean renaming

New York Post (Politics): Google CEO Sundar Pichai stopped Trump from renaming the Atlantic Ocean

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The New York Post reports that Trump said Google CEO Sundar Pichai declined his idea to rename the Atlantic Ocean because the ocean touches too many countries, while Trump praised Pichai and cofounder Sergey Brin.

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