# Cutting the US down to (its true) size

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 7, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-the-us-down-to-its-true-size/1032867 "2026-09-07T03:46:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-the-us-down-to-its-true-size/1032867/39 "2026-09-08T03:20:58Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> > [@penultima\_thule](#):
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> > I expect a spike in the demand for Sharpies.
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> Just sign an executive order renaming the continent “America”. Problem solved!

@Smapti You better check your surroundings for spy devices. I posted this over in the cluster thread.

> [@The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8639):
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> [Yep. He wants to claim the entire continent.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-throws-fuel-international-feuds-193317379.html)
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> > [President Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-911-world-trade-center-claims-b3046037.html) posted an image on Truth Social on Monday showing a map where the United States covered all of continental North America and Greenland, the latest in a string of [provocative posts](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-mexico-name-change-reaction-b3046073.html) with imperial undertones as the U.S. continues its trade war with Canada.
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> > The image provoked a [backlash](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-mexico-name-change-reaction-b3046073.html) from critics.
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> > “He’s f\*king insane,” the group Republicans Against Trump [wrote](https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/2097011037677449333) on X.
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> I’m curious why he didn’t claim Dominican Republic. Hah! Whom do I kid? His work here, as in literally everything else he has attempted, is just slop.
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> Not that more proof is needed, but, yes, they’re in deeper than the Jonestown flock. From the same link:
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> > Conservative backers of the president celebrated the post, which followed a weekend of messages that included the Republican suggesting [the Strait of Hormuz was new U.S. territory](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117226613956728091) and [New Mexico would be renamed to New America](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-name-change-state-mexico-b3045594.html).
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> > “LMFAO!” commentator Eric Daugherty [wrote](https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2096973722137624709) on X, adding that Trump was going “full North American empire mode” and “Democrats will be filing Articles of Impeachment over this, worrying that he’s going to launch mass invasions.”

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