The former President of the United States Donald Trump generated new controversy by suggesting that the state of New Mexico should be renamed to "New America". The suggestion was accompanied by sharing a map on which the territory appeared with this new designation.
The proposal comes in a context of intense political debate, with Trump frequently using provocative language and symbolic gestures to attract the attention of his supporters and the media.
New Mexico, one of the states in the American Southwest, has historically been a territory with a strong presence of Hispanic and Indigenous communities. The suggestion to rename the state was interpreted by some commentators as a deliberate provocation.
This is not the first time Trump has suggested changes to geographic names or used maps as a form of political communication, a strategy that has been regularly used on his social media to generate public reactions.
