Gillibrand, Morelle Look to Block Renaming of Lake Ontario

Gillibrand, Morelle look to block renaming of Lake Ontario

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America through executive order has been the subject of a host of jokes on social media and late-night TV.

Who Is Renaming Everything on the Map? It's Not Just Trump

In one of his Truth Social bombs, President Donald Trump insisted we should rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after Canada refused to accept his trade negotiation terms. It obviously echoes his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. It’s easy to find these whole geographic kerfuffles unnecessary. But the media...

Thomas: What’s in a name?

As part of Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada that the administration claims isn’t a trade war, the president has signed an executive order, renaming Lake Ontario, “Lake America.” This follows his renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of…

NY counties push back against executive order to rename Lake Ontario

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A new name for an old lake is causing major pushback along its shoreline after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to designate Lake Ontario "Lake America" amid a trade war with Canada. "I would expect this from a five-year-old, not the president of the United States," Erie County Executive [...]

In Canada: How Blue Rodeo’s ‘Hasn’t Hit Me Yet’ Became a ‘Rallying Call’ After Trump’s Lake Ontario Renaming Order

Blue Rodeo's song "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" took off after Donald Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario led to a viral performance of the track.