Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid Canada trade war
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said will "immediately" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
The president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said will "immediately" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
Part of trade dispute following breakdown in talks over northern neighbor's demands
President Donald Trump teased renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid the ongoing trade war between the United States and Canada.
Trump floated the possibility of rebranding Lake Ontario, in a shot against Canada's most populous province -- whose premier threatened to cut off electricity and minerals to the US.
The president has decided to escalate his trade war with our northern neighbor, amidst a real war with Iran and skyrocketing costs at home
The president’s threat is his latest jab at Canada since trade talks between the two countries broke down.
It would not be the first time the president has renamed a body of water bordering the U.S. and another country.
President Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid the trade war between the U.S. and Canada. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any…