‘We’re taking it very personally’: Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’
'We can disagree with the current administration's take about renaming Lake Ontario and still support some of its other initiatives,' said Oswego mayor Robert Corradino
The mayor of Oswego, a city on Lake Ontario, has rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion to rename the lake "Lake America". Robert Corradino stated that it's possible to disagree with the administration's proposal while still supporting other initiatives.
The proposal to rename Lake Ontario has caused controversy, with some employees of the US Geological Survey expressing frustration. According to The National, the USGS staffers described a gloomy atmosphere at the agency since Trump's order, with one staffer saying it's "all so annoying" and that the name change is "unnecessary" and costing "taxpayer dollars and human time".
The name change has also affected map software, with Apple and Google changing Lake Ontario to Lake America for US users, reportedly based on USGS information. The National reports that this has caused anger towards Trump, while the USGS employee noted that name changes are usually agreed by a vote at the US Board on Geographic Names, not via executive order.
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