New Mexico leaders beg Apple and Google not to rename their state on apps like Trump wants
- Lawmakers from New Mexico have urged Apple and Google not to rename the state on their mapping apps after President Donald Trump suggested restyling it as “New America.
- ”On Thursday, the state’s congressional delegation — five Democrats — sent letters to the executives of both tech companies, asking them to “publicly commit” to keeping New Mexico on Apple Maps and Google Maps.
- “Let us be clear: the President has no legal authority to rename New Mexico,” the lawmakers wrote.
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- Lawmakers from New Mexico have urged Apple and Google not to rename the state on their mapping apps after President Donald Trump suggested restyling it as “New America.
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- ”On Thursday, the state’s congressional delegation — five Democrats — sent letters to the executives of both tech companies, asking them to “publicly commit” to keeping New Mexico on Apple Maps and Google Maps.
- “Let us be clear: the President has no legal authority to rename New Mexico,” the lawmakers wrote.
Sources: The Independent, The Hill