Trump Orders US Maps to Rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”

President Donald Trump has directed the US Interior Department to list Lake Ontario as “Lake America” in the country’s official geographic naming system. The order cannot compel Canada or international bodies to adopt the new name. The move comes amid worsening US-Canada relations over trade. Trump recently imposed tariffs on Canadian goods and renewed claims that Canada has benefited unfairly from the United States. He has also repeated suggestions that Canada should become a US state. Canadian leaders rejected the change, insisting the waterway remains Lake Ontario. The lake, which is shared by the US and Canada, has an Indigenous-derived name that predates both modern Canada and the United States.

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