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WATCH: Trump signs order changing Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
The president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however.
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House Democrats are planning legislation to counteract the executive order President Trump signed Thursday redesignating Lake Ontario as "Lake America," Axios has learned.Why it matters: Democrats are scrambling to contain the fallout from an escalating economic conflict between the Trump administration and the Canadian government.The collapse of trade talks between the two countries last week triggered 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian goods, to which Canada has vowed to respond in kind.Driving the news: Democratic Rep. Tim Kennedy, an upstate New Yorker who co-chairs the bipartisan Northern Border Caucus, told Axios in a text message that he is "working on a bill" to respond to Trump's order.Kennedy is one of numerous Democrats who have denounced the renaming, saying in a statement it is evidence that Trump is a "petty, vindictive, failed president."Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), the chair of House Democrats' messaging arm, also slammed the order, saying in a radio interview on Thursday: "I think it's absolutely insane, and I deeply resent it."Catch up quick: The executive order Trump signed directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System within 30 days to reflect the name change."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 order said.Trump has previously ordered the federal government to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," though it remains unclear if he has the power to rename a body of water shared by multiple countries.Canadian officials have said they will not honor the name change.Reality check: With Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, Democrats will likely have trouble securing a chance to vote on their legislation.
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The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.
The president also indicated he may try to “rename” either the Pacific or Atlantic oceans — or, possibly both of them.
President Donald Trump on Thursday followed through on a threat to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” issuing an executive order to “Make the Great Lakes Even Greater” amid a collapsed trade deal with Canada, further escalating tensions between the two former allies. The lake in question has been known as Lake Ontario since the […]
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 said he's making the change because “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade, very sadly.”
The move is the latest in a series of tit-for-tat measures amid an all-out trade war between the U.S. and Canada.
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The president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
The move to rename the lake on the U.S.-Canada border came as the president escalated his dispute with America’s northern neighbor.
The U.S. and Canada are in the midst of an ongoing trade dispute, with each country laying down harsh tariffs on the other.
Canada has rejected the new name of the lake, which straddles both countries, as their row deepens.
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 signed an executive order that he said will "immediately" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
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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!
President Trump holds a press availability in the oval office for a signing ceremony changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Additionally, President Trump answered questions about the U.S relationship with the Canadian government. Listen to the presser and you fully understand President Trump’s position on U.S-Canadian trade and the trilateral NAFTA/USMCA agreement. […] The post President Trump and USGS Officially Change Name of Lake Ontario to Lake America appeared first on The Last Refuge.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America as a slight after trade negotiations with Canada broke down. The move was predictably polarizing, energizing Trump’s allies while being denounced by his critics at home and abroad, most of all in Canada. Here’s everything to know about Trump’s latest international renaming […]
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 Donald Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' asserting the U.S. holds most of its volume as trade tensions with Canada escalate.
President Donald Trump made a big announcement today - signing an executive order to officially rename Lake Ontario in Canada to 'Lake America.'
Democrat Hillary Clinton apparently does not like that President Donald Trump, the man to whom she lost the 2016 presidential election, has renamed Lake Ontario. The post Democrat Hillary Clinton Fumes over President Trump Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America appeared first on Breitbart.
Canadian Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party, Mark Carney, responded to President Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America," amid growing tensions between Washington and Ottawa.
