New Mexico Democratic leaders are aggressively pushing back on President Donald Trump’s social media posts about renaming the state of New Mexico as “New America.”“New Mexico’s name isn’t up for debate — it’s been ours since before the United States existed,” New Mexico Gov.Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, said in a post on X featuring an image of the state labeled with “New Mexico.” “While the President tries to distract Americans from his disastrous war in Iran, the price of gas —and everything else — keeps rising.“Under Democratic leadership here in New Mexico, we’re providing families with free childcare and college, protecting access to health care and investing in housing,” the governor continued.
“While the White House wastes time coloring on maps, Nuevo México is busy doing the work.️”Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the Democratic nominee for governor who is vying to succeed Lujan Grisham in November, wrote on X, “I will always stand up for what makes New Mexico, New Mexico” with a video of her saying her “The only thing I can think of think about when I see that is my opponent, because he’s a Republican, he’s running for New America,” Haaland says in the video.
“I’m running to be the governor of New Mexico.”Trump has prompted outrage among New Mexico Democrats when he posted a series of images on Truth Social depicting the state being renamed as “New America.” In an AI-generated post on Sunday, Trump is shown slapping a “New America” over a “Welcome to New Mexico” sign, as he does his signature Trump dance.“Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA,” Trump wrote in the post.“So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State.
Wow, I Love It!!!”On Monday, he continued to post several more images on Truth Social, depicting New Mexico as New America.His...