Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
President Trump has issued an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid escalating trade tensions with Canada. The move follows the imposition of new tariffs on Canadian goods.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in diplomatic and trade relations between the US and Canada, potentially impacting regional economies.
President Trump is escalating his ongoing dispute with Canada over tariffs with a new executive order renaming Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada, to Lake America.
The order, which Trump signed Thursday, directs the federal government to rename the smallest of the great lakes "effective immediately." However, the order also outlines administrative steps that must occur first. He made a similar move last year renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.
"We have a gulf, and we have a lake, now all we need is an ocean," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office signing.
He went to blame Canada for the renaming.
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