Donald Trump repeats a suggestion and jokes about renaming an ocean that borders the United States as the “American Ocean.” The outlets report that he has floated naming the Pacific and, separately, the Atlantic in similar terms.
Euronews frames the latest remarks as another instance of Trump raising the idea of ocean renaming, focusing on the possibility that the Atlantic could be called the “American Ocean.” India Today highlights the specific joke about the Pacific Ocean being renamed in the same way. With similar wording across sources, the core point is the renewed attention to Trump’s recurring proposal and the attention it draws.