Sundar Pichai (Allegedly) Attracts The Line At Oceans

Capitulating to a bully would possibly appear to be a good suggestion within the brief time period. But do it as soon as, and you’ve got confirmed that you’re going to acquiesce to an escalating collection of calls for. Take Google, for instance. The firm, which appeased Trump by renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario in Google Maps, has (allegedly) needed to subject a name about renaming the Atlantic Ocean.

That’s the situation President Trump recounted at a rally on Wednesday in South Carolina. He stated he known as Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask whether or not Google Maps might “deal with” a brand new title for the Atlantic. The president stated he’d weighed whether or not to make use of “Trump” or “America” on both the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean. Pichai’s response was, reportedly, “Please do not ask us to do this.”

According to Trump, Google’s compliance lastly hit a restrict. “No, no, no, this time I’m not doing it,” Trump quoted the CEO as saying. “Oceans are completely different, sir.” The acknowledged rationale was that oceans “cowl a whole lot of international locations.” Of course, the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario additionally contact multiple nation: three for the previous and two for the latter.

Trump stated he’d “most likely go” on the Atlantic. However, he additionally floated renaming the Pacific Ocean “the American Ocean” as an alternative.

Google did not stumble into this. In early 2025, it relabeled the Gulf of Mexico because the “Gulf of America” for US customers following Trump’s govt order. This August, it did the same to Lake Ontario within the US, which now reads as “Lake America.” In each instances, Apple followed suit. It’s more and more clear simply how low Big Tech will stoop when tariff exemptions, regulatory favors and authorities contracts are on the road.

Meanwhile, inflation is rising, gasoline is at $4.27 a gallon and diesel is at $6.31, based on AAA. The Iran struggle has dragged on for 236 days regardless of Trump suggesting in March that it may very well be over in 4 to 5 weeks. With the midterms lower than two weeks away, at the least we’ve got a president who’s laser-focused on the true points.

We reached out to Google for remark and can replace this story if we hear again.