Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'

US President Donald Trump announced on X that he is renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, firmly stated that Lake Ontario will retain its original name, emphasizing that the name has a history of over 400 years, predating both Canada's Confederation and the United States' Declaration of Independence.

Carney recounted, "Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario - then, now and always." Trump's decision to rename the lake comes amidst a trade war between the United States and Canada. Trump, in a White House press conference, expressed his displeasure with Canada's treatment of the United States, saying, "We're going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake America."

He added, "The Canadian officials have treated us very badly. They're nasty people." Trump's intention to change the name of the lake stems from his pattern of renaming geographic features, such as the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. This move is seen as a symbolic gesture in his ongoing territorial claims.