US-Regierung: „Lake America“: Warum Trump einen Grenzsee umbenennt
Trump ärgert sich über das Nachbarland Kanada und treibt den Zollstreit voran. Jetzt setzt er ein symbolträchtiges Zeichen und nutzt wieder einmal die Macht von Namen.
In a recent move, US President Donald Trump has renamed the Canadian Great Lake, Lake Ontario, to "Lake America". Trump frequently employs such renaming as a means of demonstrating power in his second term. This particular decision was motivated by the ongoing trade dispute between the US and Canada, where Canada has resisted cooperating in a customs dispute.
The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, reacted to the renaming on the same day, affirming that the lake's name remains Lake Ontario, as it has been for over 400 years and predates both Canadian Confederation and the United States' Declaration of Independence. Carney emphasized that the name "is older than both Canada's confederation and America's independence."
Trump continues to reference his renaming efforts by pointing to various locations he has renamed, including the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" and now Lake Ontario as "Lake America". He humorously suggested renaming Hormus Strait to "Hormus of Trump". The White House's official X account posted a photo of an eagle attacking a duck, symbolizing America vs. Canada, further emphasizing Trump's intent to assert American dominance.
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