New Mexico Lawmakers Tell Apple, Google to Resist Trump's State Renaming Efforts

A group of Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico is urging Apple and Google to keep the state's name intact on their map platforms.

The move comes after President Trump shared an image of a map with 'Mexico' crossed out and replaced by 'America.'

Sens. Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, along with Reps. Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernández, and Gabe Vasquez, sent a letter to Apple CEO John Ternus and Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking them to publicly commit to keeping the state's name as 'New Mexico.'

The lawmakers argue that President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rename a state, citing the US Constitution.