politics
Trump signs order to 'immediately' rename Lake Ontario as Canada tensions erupt
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, as the trade war with Canada continues. Amid strained relations with Canada the US President said he signed an executive order on Thursday renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- The renaming is effective immediately and applies only to the US.
- The action occurs amidst strained US-Canada relations and an escalating trade war.
- Trump criticized Canada's trade practices, stating they have been "ripping us off".
- This follows a similar, though not universally adopted, renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.