President Donald Trump has signed an executive order (EO) directing the U.S. government to rename "Lake Ontario" to “Lake America.”
President Trump signed documents Thursday ordering that Lake Ontario be renamed “Lake America” — as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney escalate their tariffs-driven trade war.
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on Thursday.Why it matters: The president is following through on his threat over the lake after U.S.-Canada trade negotiations collapsed.The collapse triggered 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, with Canada announcing matching tariffs set to take effect Sept. 8.Catch up quick: Trump has repeatedly posted on social media in recent days about renaming the lake, once writing that America doesn't "expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer."He's also posted images showing the lake renamed "Lake America."By the numbers: Roughly 47% of the lake that straddles the border with the Canadian province of Ontario lies within the U.S.What they're saying: "The United States is the greatest protector of the Great Lakes, including the body of water currently known as Lake Ontario," Trump wrote in the executive order."The Lake will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping America's future and the global economy. In recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation's economy and its people, I am directing that the Lake officially be renamed as Lake America."The other side: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney noted in a post on X that the lake's name is an anglicized version of an Indigenous word that predates the establishment of the Canadian province of Ontario, as he pushed back on Trump's order: Screenshot: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney/XHow it works: The order directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his department to update the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) to reflect the renaming of the Lake within 30 days.It requires all federal government references to the lake refer to the body of water as "Lake America" moving forward. The big picture: It is unclear whether Trump has the authority to rename a body of water shared between two nations, as he did last year when he signed a similar order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."The order can't compel Canada to call the shared body of water "Lake America," and Canadian officials have said they won't.More from Axios: Scoop: Dems plan bill to counter Trump's "Lake America" order"Lake America": Trump turns Canada feud toward Lake OntarioEditor's note: This story has been updated throughout with additional information.
President Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America." NBC News' Monica Alba reports on the order and if the president actually has the ability to rename the body of water internationally.
President Donald Trump signed a directive renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America effective immediately. “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked what message he was sending to the US’s northern neighbor. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to rename Lake Ontario as his trade war with Canada continues.The president lambasted Canadian officials after they rejected a trade deal and responded with reciprocal tariffs to Trump's newest tariffs.'Maybe we’ll have to change the name of the Atlantic and/or the Pacific. Maybe we’ll change them both.'The president signed an executive order changing the lake's name to "Lake America" on Thursday."We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake America," he said to reporters."We filed all of the necessary papers, documents, [and] everything else. We’ve notified all of the various people you have to notify," he added.The president previously changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" shortly after he retook office."If you think about it, we have a gulf, now we have a lake, now all we need is an ocean," Trump joked. "Maybe we’ll have to change the name of the Atlantic and/or the Pacific. Maybe we’ll change them both."While Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to match the president's rhetoric, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has fired back against the U.S. with excessive threats."He can kiss my ass as far as I'm concerned," said Ford. "We need to throw everything and the kitchen sink at him. He's arrogant, he's cocky."Ford has threatened to cut off electricity and minerals that Canada provides for the northern U.S. states."I’ll cut them off," he added. "You won’t get a grain of sand out of Ontario."RELATED: Trump says he will declare new US territory 'pretty soon' in the Middle East The lake encompasses 7,340 square miles but is the smallest of the Great Lakes.Canada is the second-largest trading partner to the U.S., behind Mexico in the top spot and ahead of China.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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