Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait' - CNBC
President Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz to the 'Trump Strait' in a social media post, though he later clarified it was not a serious proposal. This follows previous administration attempts to rename geographic landmarks like Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico.
Why it matters
The rhetoric highlights the administration's unconventional approach to international relations and geographic naming conventions, causing confusion among international counterparts.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz — the central point of contention in the ongoing war against Iran that the U.S. and Israel started — after himself.
The proposal via a Truth Social post came less than a week after Trump, who is locked in an intensifying feud with Canada, signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
"Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???" Trump wrote in the post Wednesday morning.
"Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP," he wrote.
It was not immediately clear how the president would attempt to implement a name change for the strait, which is not near the U.S.
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