Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is renaming Lake Ontario — a large body of water shared by the United States and Canada — “Lake America”. Trump signed an order in the White House in a move that comes amid a spiralling trade war between the world’s largest economy and its northern neighbour. “We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake…
President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday, renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America". The 80-year-old Republican made the announcement in the Oval Office, stating that the Canadian officials have treated the United States "very badly" and described them as "nasty people". This decision follows Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in January 2025.
The move is seen as a retaliatory action in the ongoing trade war between the globe's biggest economy and its neighbor to the north. Trump also hinted at renaming the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, possibly adding them to the list. Google promptly complied with the order by changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for its Maps platform users in the United States.
However, users outside the U.S. will continue to see both the original and new names for the Gulf of Mexico.
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