Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa.
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The threat adds to a long list of things - bodies of water, mountains, cultural centers, battleships, transit hubs, federal agencies - the Trump administration has renamed or proposed to rebrand.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid the trade war between the U.S. and Canada.
President Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America on Tuesday as Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States as the countries' trade war escalates. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.
President Trump said the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” turning a tense trade fight with Canada into a high-profile sovereignty symbol. Story Snapshot Trump proposed “Lake America” for Lake Ontario amid a deepening U.S.-Canada trade clash.
President Trump signed documents Thursday ordering that Lake Ontario be renamed “Lake America” — as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney escalate their tariffs-driven trade war.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America as cross-border relations with Canada deteriorate amid trade negotiations. “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade,” Trump said on Thursday from the White House.
by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 27, 2026) — In the wake of a trade war with Canada, at 1:25 p.m. EDT, President Trump signed an executive order changing “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America.” An agreement with the Canadian government was reportedly on the horizon last week, but talks fell through late in the pro…
President Donald Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' asserting the U.S. holds most of its volume as trade tensions with Canada escalate.
President Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Why it matters: The president is following through on his threat over the lake after U.S.-Canada trade negotiations collapsed.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” in the United States, as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The move comes as the trade war between Canada and the U.S. escalates.
The move is the latest in the ongoing rift between the US and Canada. The US president has also tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" in the past.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid the U.S. trade war with Canada. “We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake America,” Trump told reporters before he signed an executive order …
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