New Mexico Democrats push back over Trump posts about renaming the state ‘New America’

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…

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