Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean
After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at…
According to The Verge, after renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean.
As reported earlier by The Washington Post, Trump said at a Wednesday night rally that he would "probably pass" on renaming the Atlantic after he contacted.
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