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Trump Renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’
Canada rejected the renaming as Trump ordered U.S. officials to update the lake’s name within 30 days.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in the United States, directing the Interior Department to update the name within 30 days.
- The move follows a trade dispute that escalated last weekend when the United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on $US20 billion of Canadian goods, prompting Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs on American imports.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the renaming, citing Indigenous roots dating back more than 400 years, while Trump claimed "Canada's been ripping us off for a long time" on trade.
- Political backlash emerged swiftly, with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stating her state will not adopt the new name and Republican Gov. Chris Christie calling the president's decision "Childish."
- Trump hinted his renaming efforts may continue, having previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" and mentioning the Atlantic and Pacific oceans as potential future targets.
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The U.S. President is annoyed by the neighboring country of Canada and fuels the dispute with him – once again he uses a name for his provocations.
·Berlin, Germany
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In the midst of the customs dispute with Canada, US President Trump is relying on provocation: Lake Ontario is supposed to be called Lake America. Canada is protesting and strongly rejecting the renaming.
·Germany
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Trump is annoyed by the neighboring country of Canada and is driving the customs dispute forward. Now he sets a symbolic sign and again uses the power of names.
·Berlin, Germany
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Trump wanted to subdue Canada and caused the failure of negotiations for a trade agreement. Now he attacks changing the name of Lake Ontario. And he dreams of renaming an ocean, too.
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left8Leaning Right4Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
R 33%
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