(Gray News) - The governor of New Mexico is responding to President Donald Trump's post on social media Monday calling for the state to change its name to "New America."Trump said in a post on Truth Social, "New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America!"The president claimed that home values and incomes would rise because of the change, but cited no evidence.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham responded on social media saying, "This tired New American bit again? You have to ask - what policy failure is Trump trying to distract Americans from this time?"Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham responds to President Donald Trump calling for New Mexico to change its name to 'New America.'(AP)Grisham said New Mexico was New Mexico before the United States existed.

According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, its name dates back to the 16th century."And while we're talking about our great state, Americans should also know we've been busy delivering universal, no cost childcare," Grisham said.