Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'

President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, mirroring a previous renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The U.S. and Canada jointly manage the lake, which is split along the U.S.-Canada border and governed by various international, federal, and regional agencies. Trump can unilaterally change the name for official U.S. federal government use, but he cannot dictate how other countries or international bodies refer to it.

Trump dismissed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that the U.S. was threatening Canada's use of French, stating that he would never interfere with Canadians speaking French. Carney had claimed that the U.S. wanted Canada to change its language laws, but this is a fabrication by Carney to gain political support from Quebec.