The map drew an immediate response from Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who wrote on X that Mexican territory “is not and will not be a colony or protectorate of any foreign country.”
ABC reported that Trump shared the map on Monday, hours after suggesting on Truth Social that the U.S. state of New Mexico should be renamed and called “New America,” in line with his claim about the “Gulf of America.”A
Anadolu Ajansı said the image appeared to depict much of North America and surrounding territories under the US flag, and noted that the post did not include an explanation from Trump.
CNN en Español reported that Sheinbaum reacted “without mentioning Trump” and that Trump’s map showed the territory of his country extending across North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said on X that the state’s name “isn’t up for debate,” accusing Trump of “coloring on maps” while working families face rising fuel costs, after Trump’s earlier “New America” post drew criticism.
Sen. Martin Heinrich said on X: “Three things I will always call by their actual names… The Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario, New Mexico.”
Rep. Melanie Stansbury rejected the idea, saying: “We’re New Mexicans. Period.” and Rep. Gabe Vasquez said Trump could not “erase New Mexico,” its history or culture.
The Hill reported that Trump’s Monday post followed previous pushes to take over territory outside of U.S. borders and featured a map with the pattern of the American flag superimposed over the U.S., Canada, Mexico and part of Central America, as well as Greenland, Iceland and islands in the Caribbean such as Cuba and Jamaica.
The Independent quoted Republicans Against Trump writing on X, “He’s f*king insane,” as critics reacted to the map showing the United States covered all of continental North America and Greenland.
The same Anadolu Ajansı report said Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Aug. 27, and it described deteriorating relations with Canada as the backdrop.
Arctic Today said Trump posted a map depicting North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Greenland and Iceland covered by the Stars and Stripes and labeled “United States of America,” and noted that Iceland’s inclusion appears to be new.
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Iceland’s inclusion appears new compared with earlier maps. Reported by Arctic Today and Deia.
Arctic Today also reported that the Icelandic Foreign Ministry contacted the U.S. embassy in Reykjavík seeking clarification, and that a petition calling on Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir to refuse to accept Long as ambassador passed 5,000 signatures.
ABC added that Trump’s map was released days after he signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, which borders the U.S. and Canada, as the “America Lake,” keeping the focus on geographic renaming alongside the latest territorial imagery.A