New Mexico GOP leader dismisses Trump’s suggestion to rename the state
Leticia Munoz, executive director of the New Mexico Republican Party, said Donald Trump’s idea to call the state “New America” was a joke and that New Mexico needs a new governor instead.
During the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas, President Donald Trump suggested renaming New Mexico to “New America.” Leticia Munoz, who has led the New Mexico GOP for over three years, brushed off the idea as a humorous stunt, saying the state’s priority is a new governor rather than a new name. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, previously dismissed the proposal, stressing that New Mexico’s name predates the United States.
Munoz described the suggestion as typical of Trump’s tendency to provoke and called it parody. She also pointed out that changing the state’s name would face major legal hurdles because it is written into the state constitution. The comment reflects the party’s light-hearted reaction to a proposal that is unlikely to move forward.
