Fact Check: Did Trump declare North and Central America part of the United States?

WASHINGTON, DC: A viral X post claims that President Donald Trump has declared North and Central America part of the United States. The post also claims that Trump has removed national borders, ended deportations and ICE, and allowed everyone to enter the country and vote. Let's fact-check the claim.

Claim: Trump has declared North and Central America are part of the US

A viral report about Trump’s alleged declaration is spreading online after an X post described it as "shocking news." 

The post claimed, "President Trump has Declared that North and Central America are now part of the United States of America."

It also attributed the following decisions to Trump: "No More Borders. No more Deportations. No more ICE. Everyone is Welcome. Everyone can Vote." The post ended by saying, "Wow! I didn't see this coming."

Although the post did not provide evidence to support the claim, some users believed Trump had actually made the declaration. The confusion may have come from a recent Truth Social post by Trump that shared AI-generated maps showing North America, Mexico, Canada, Central America, and parts of the Caribbean covered by the US flag and labeled "United States of America." 

The attached video shows the same map, with dramatic glowing effects over the flag-covered continent. The post also sparked reactions from other countries, including a statement from Mexico's president reaffirming the country's sovereignty.

At the time of writing, the X post had received more than 939,000 views, and several users joined the discussion about Trump's alleged declaration. 

One user wrote, "Declared? He just made a meme with AI." The user who shared the original claim replied, "It was a declarative meme."

Fact Check: False, Trump made no such declaration

The claim in the X post is false. President Trump did not declare that North and Central America are now part of the United States. He did not eliminate borders, end deportations or ICE, or announce that everyone is welcome and can vote.

On September 7, 2026, the same day the post appeared, Trump shared AI-generated maps on Truth Social. The images showed the US flag covering large parts of North America, including Canada and Mexico, as well as parts of Central America, Greenland, Iceland, and several Caribbean islands. The maps carried the label “United States of America” but included little or no explanatory text.

The White House has not announced any formal policy, annexation, or change to US territory. Instead, the images appear to be provocative social media graphics that fit Trump’s previous pattern of sharing territorial or meme-style maps.

Earlier examples include posts referring to New Mexico as “New America,” his interest in Greenland, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”