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Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, amid the ongoing trade war with Canada. The symbolic move was announced during a press conference.
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The Hill
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid the U.S. trade war with Canada. “We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake America,” Trump told reporters before he signed an executive order
2026-08-27 17:50 UTC
The Guardian
Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighborUS politics live – latest up
2026-08-27 17:58 UTC