Timothy Birdnow

All I have to say is "ha ha ha!"

He's overusing America, why not come up with some other new names? Me, I like Trumpsylvania. Now THAT would stick in their craws!

Actually there is a forgotten piece of history that is applicable here. When Texas first seceded from Mexico another part of northern Mexico did likewise. It encompassed a part of New Mexico and parts of what is Mexico now ( Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas ) , but Santa Ana came (well, his underling did anyway) and crushed the fledgling Republic before moving on to Texas, where he failed. This short-lived country was called the [link-https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=acbdf398dea0fb5cd2283ac1a6e549f9782558d7908dc2d8da5deae278611a98JmltdHM9MTc4ODczOTIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=1c2f0888-4c6b-6ebb-2cce-1e464d3e6fbc&psq=republic+of+the+rio+grande+was+in+new+mexico&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lraXdhbmQuY29tL2VuL2FydGljbGVzL1JlcHVibGljX29mX1Jpb19HcmFuZGU[Republic of the Rio Grande.[/link] (BTW there were few Americans there, unlike Texas, putting the lie to claims America "stole" Texas - a lot of other Mexican states were unhappy with Mexico's dumping their Constitution.) If Trump wants to rename the state he should suggest calling it Rio Grande in honor of the folks who died fighting Mexico so Texas could be free.

While only a small portion of the Republic of the Rio Grande was in New Mexico, still some was. It's capital was in Laredo, now in Texas.

There are other names Trump could use. Since much of it was purchased by the U.S. and that area was called the Gadsden Purchase maybe the state can be renamed Gadsden? Granted, most of the Gadsden Purchase formed southern Arizona, but a good chunk of New Mexico was purchased as well.

The President needs to get more creative with his renaming; you can't rename everything America.

As I argued previously President Trump should have renamed Lake Ontario for the Iroquois - Lake Iroquois. Better than the vanilla Lake America.

At any rate I never did understand why the state was named New Mexico. Why honor Mexico, a country many people hated and wanted to leave even back in those days? (In addition to Texas and Rio Grande, the Yucatan also rebelled at this same time and it too was crushed militarily.)

It should also be noted that the Louisiana Purchase was supposed to include Texas and New Mexico, but the Spanish complained and when Mexico seceded they reasserted the Spanish claim on the territory and the U.S. reluctantly let it go. We never did renounce our claim to the territories and so we did not "steal" the southwest - it was ours by right of purchase. Mexico tried to steal it from us. And they weren't even the original owners - Spain was.

Another name to consider - Colonel Stephen Watts Kearney. Kearney was the guy who invaded New Mexico during the Mexican War and he liberated that dirt-poor region from Mexican oppression. (He also went west and liberated many other states). Today he is largely forgotten. Maybe we should rename New Mexico Kearney? It would be a proper tribute to a forgotten American hero.

At any rate Trump has the right idea, an idea whose time should come. I just wish he'd stop renaming everything "America"; it bespeaks a complete lack of creativity.

But then he often names stuff after himself. So Trumpsylvania would be a fine choice!

BTW I am not sure Trump can rename a state; I suspect that authority lies solely with Congress.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at September 08, 2026 10:42 PM (Hlrcd)

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