Lake Ontario to Be Renamed Lake America: Trump Order
Trump’s order would rename Lake Ontario as trade tensions with Canada deepen, while officials note a president has limited power over international waterways.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America," then joked he might rename the Gulf of America and eventually the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- This executive order followed the collapse of trade talks between the U.S. and Canada last weekend, prompting Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney to announce plans matching retaliatory tariffs dollar for dollar.
- Senator Susan Collins and Governor Phil Scott condemned the order, with Scott calling it "petty and disappointing," while Carney noted Lake Ontario's name honors the indigenous Wendat people near Quebec City.
- Democratic Senator Mark Kelly told Brianna Keilar that Trump "spends a lot of time on stupid things," expressing concern about damage through 2028 amid ongoing negotiations.
- Legal experts note a president has limited power to change international water names, meaning the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans remain unchanged despite Trump's suggestion he might rename them.
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MapQuest: We’re Not Changing Lake Ontario’s Name
Yahoo News reports: Free online web mapping service MapQuest has rejected Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America. On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. President signed an executive order at the Oval Office and said the name change will be “effective immediately” amid the ongoing trade war with its neighbor Canada. Meanwhile, MapQuest took to its social media platforms and shared a map of Lake Ontario and wrote in the caption: “We’re …
The internet has gone into full meme mode over Trump's Lake Ontario name change
A map labeling Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.The internet responded with memes and some colorful comparisons.Nate Silver said Lake America sounds like a "waterslide park where everyone gets tetanus."President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario as Lake Amer…
The president of the United States signs an executive order on the change of name of the lake that he shares with Canada and assures that he could also modify the name of the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific: "Perhaps we will change both" Read
US President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he would consider renaming either the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean in the "America Ocean," EFE reports.
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