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Trump’s Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 27, 2026 , officially renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” in the United States NBC News +1 . The move came amid a rapidly escalating trade war with Canada, following the collapse of recent negotiations and the imposition of 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, including liquor, dairy, toys, clothing, and automotive products Yahoo +1 .
Rationale and Administration’s Stance
The White House says the change is part of a broader policy to “recognize the extraordinary contributions of the American people” and to assert U.S. claims over the lake, noting that the deepest parts of its waters lie within U.S. territory The White House . The order directs the Interior Department and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to update federal geographic databases to reflect the new name Politico +1 . Trump has previously used similar tactics, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”
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Political and Diplomatic Backlash
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by emphasizing that the name “Lake Ontario” predates both Canada and the U.S., originating from the Wendat word Ontari’io , meaning “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big” NBC News . He called the change “inane” and vowed to protect Canadian workers and industries, while announcing retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods starting September 8
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Other officials, including New York Governor Kathy Hochul, have also rejected the change, stating that New York will continue to use “Lake Ontario” Politico . Carney has accused the U.S. of seeking to subordinate Canada and undermine its industries, while Trump has portrayed Canada as an unfair trading partner Yahoo +1 .
Scope and Limitations
The name change applies only within the U.S. federal geographic naming system . Trump cannot force Canada or other countries to adopt the new name, as there is no single international body that standardizes names for shared waterways US News +1 . The move is widely seen as a symbolic political gesture rather than a practical alteration in international usage.
Context
The dispute is part of a broader deterioration in U.S.-Canada relations, with both sides threatening further tariffs and economic measures. The lake’s name remains internationally recognized as “Lake Ontario,” but the U.S. government’s internal update reflects Trump’s administration’s assertive stance in the trade conflict NBC News +1 .
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One of the investigations we will need to have is to investigate who is paying Trump to drive the world crazy. I'm serious. I think he has accepted money to act like this.
every ignorant, petty, and incompetent move POS/POTUS trump makes is a bullet hole in maga ideology, and a nail in the GOP coffin ...
I found the new Map online, lol.
all this noise because ghislaine maxwell has trump bent over and wants the pardon blanche promised her, right now ...
You not being named Trump, no one's going to pay you to be foolish.
I think that would be the perfect response to trumps Idiocy here.
lake epstein would be funnier, but renaming mar-a-lardo to pedophile island would be hilarious ...
Canada should always call it Lake Ontario, but I heard a Canadian guy say they were going to rename Lake Michigan to Lake Epstein. That's a much better idea especially since Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes that doesn't border Canada.
It will, as wil the rest of the world.
That’s what the natives called it. Trump obviously thinks “Ontario” is a Canadian word. It’s not. He probably also thinks the lake was named for the province, instead of the other way around.
who's going to pay for the change?
And the fact that no one will recognize it is not the point. The point is he is deliberately making our government into a clown show.
JB Pritzker says he is giving Trump Tower in Chicago a new name
I would rename it Stormy if you want to make a point.
pedophile tower ...
Suck ass Trump lackey Howard Nutlick told a reporter today that Trumps name should be put on the Kennedy Center building because that would "incentivize" him into raising money for the facility.
He was already told he couldn't. The Kennedy Center lost revenue because of his juvenile antics. Now he wants to tear it down because the orange man child can't get his own way
Trump wants to take his tiny ball(s), and go home
IRAN is looking for TRUMP!
Morning...nah Canada should just rename all the Lakes...
"The US sewerage system".. because Trumpet is full of it..
When I first heard of Trump intending to change the name of Lake Ontario, I thought he should be given a spanking and sent to bed without dinner. That's the way such childishness is usually dealt with.
The narccicist's golden shower.
And, perhaps "TIED UP"!
Do you know anyone with this level of childish pettiness?
He uses all this petty nonsense to distract the morons from the real issues facing this county.
trump lashes out with nonsensical bullshit to distract and misdirect attention from worse news about him. he's taking a beating in federal courts over his attempts to bury the epstein files ...
No, T-Rump is the World leader in childish stunts. Lettuce jam a "Live Turkey" up his "Big, FAT, ORANGE puta's", as far as his demented brain.
It's the CHRISTIAN thing to do!
Perhaps then, "Dirty Diaper Donnie" might be baptized in "LAKE TOILET BOWL"!
May the "Bird of Paradise" Fly Up his nose, also.
What a buffoon, well at least he's consistent
Consistent "CHILD RAPIST, MURDERER, CROOK, DEMENTED POS"!
Morning...and no one will take any notice of his name changes..
It's still the Gulf of Mexico and still Lake Ontario and he is still the biggest Wanker the US has ever produced..
He can sit there and hold up as many "menu books" as he likes, the rest of the world just laughs, shakes it's head and moves on..
There is no fool like an old fool...
What's next
Thanks for the laugh - I needed it these days.
And Trump is now called "LAKE MORON"!
I hope this works.. it's brilliant...
It's now got 2 million views...
Wish it could have worked for me.
Some of the pictures I can get off it..
The guy created one for Greenland and Lake Ontario as well, but the Canadian one is best..
Not my photos...
Canada's army?
Raccoons, Geese, Elk, and a variety of bears in Mounty uniforms...
Canadian "Wildlife" is standing up for their country, while Donald Trump is laying down "Childish Nonsense" for his country.
It is time to pull Trump's PLUG!
And "Dirty Diaper Donnie" has his own ARMY, "ICE"!