Trump Tower Renamed ‘Dump Tower’ By Google Maps Users

In this March 16, 2016 photo,Trump Tower is shown in New York. The Trump Organization claims in marketing materials that the building is 68 stories tall. But outside groups and city records list Trump Tower at 58 sto... In this March 16, 2016 photo,Trump Tower is shown in New York. The Trump Organization claims in marketing materials that the building is 68 stories tall. But outside groups and city records list Trump Tower at 58 stories. Experts say developers often inflate the floor count of their buildings for marketing purposes.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) MORE LESS

NEW YORK (AP) — Someone renamed Donald Trump’s midtown Manhattan building on Google Maps, and the new moniker isn’t very flattering.

Instead of Trump Tower, it was briefly renamed “Dump Tower.”

Users of the mapping service began noticing the new name for the Fifth Avenue building on Saturday and some took to social media to report it.

Trump, the Republican president-elect, has not yet commented on it. Trump has been using Trump Tower as his transition headquarters.

A Google spokeswoman told The Associated Press that the company has changed the name back to its original.

The spokeswoman said user contributions help provide an up-to-date map, but also occasionally lead to inaccuracies.

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  1. Avatar for mymy mymy says:

    Keep it up.

  2. Avatar for hoagie hoagie says:

    “The spokeswoman said user contributions help provide an up-to-date map, but also occasionally lead to inaccuracies.”

    I hope this was said sarcastically.

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