Trump Renames Lake Ontario

Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America amid a U.S.-Canada trade dispute.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Interior Department and Board on Geographic Names to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” in U.S. federal maps, documents, databases and the geographic naming service. The order came after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last week and amid new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and planned Canadian retaliatory tariffs. The change applies only to U.S. government usage; Trump cannot require Canada, international bodies, private mapmakers or other governments to adopt the name.

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Reckless stuntLeans Left

Trump’s Lake Ontario renaming is a foolish political stunt, not a serious act of governance. It is petty, provocative, distracting, and likely to create needless diplomatic, practical, or political harm.

Patriotic trollingLeans Right

Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America is a pro-America gesture or an effective way to troll Trump’s opponents. The backlash from Democrats and the left proves they are overreacting, unserious, or trapped in reflexive anti-Trump resistance.