President Donald Trump floated the idea of renaming New Mexico “New America” through multiple Truth Social posts and an AI-generated video in early September 2026, framing it as a patriotic rebranding consistent with his earlier executive orders changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America. The state’s constitution explicitly fixes its name, however, so any alteration requires approval by both chambers of the New Mexico legislature followed by a voter referendum—steps firmly rejected by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and other state officials. Trump later indicated he would not push the change and that it would be up to New Mexicans. These structural and political obstacles continue to shape trader assessments of near-term resolution.