politics
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighbor
TL;DR
- Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- The move is largely symbolic and occurs during an escalating trade war with Canada.
- Trump cited trade issues and defense contributions with Canada as reasons.
- The order immediately updates the Department of Interior's naming conventions.
- This follows a previous order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America".