‘It Is Lake Ontario and It Won’t Change,’ Business Owners in Niagara Region Respond to Trump Renaming Lake

While Trump renames a lake, Putin looks to provoke NATO

Donald Trump's superficial renaming of Lake Ontario in the U.S. distracts from critical geopolitical issues like Russian expansionism and economic instability.

‘It is Lake Ontario and it won’t change,’ business owners in Niagara region respond to Trump renaming lake

From Chicago deep dish to 'Thorold-style Deep Dish Pizza,' businesses in the Niagara region react to the U.S. president's move to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America amid escalating tensions and a brewing trade war.

In Rochester, N.Y., businesses and officials defy Trump’s Lake Ontario renaming ‘stunt’

Residents oppose the removal of a name that is interwoven with businesses and landmarks throughout the region

Trump's Ontario 'Renaming' Continues Centuries of Colonial Erasure

Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America mirrors centuries of colonial erasure and imperialistic dominance over native populations. Indigenous place names originally served descriptive geographical purposes. European settlers systematically replaced them to claim ownership over territory. Modern efforts to restore Indigenous names attempt to heal historical wrongs instead of repeating aggressive colonial domination. The post Trump’s Ontario ‘…

Trump renamed Lake Ontario — but who gets to decide what goes on maps?

On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America,’ claiming his administration had already ‘notified all of the various people you have to notify’

'This Is What Authority Looks Like': Brigitte Gabriel Gushes Over Trump Renaming Lake Ontario

MAGA activist Brigitte Gabriel positively gushes over Trump changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: "He is setting the standard of what leadership, what American leadership should be like, and this is the standard that we should measure."