US President Donald Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' effective immediately, amid ongoing US-Canada trade dispute.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," marking the latest escalation in the ongoing rift between the United States and Canada. The name change took effect immediately upon signing, according to multiple sources. Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office, using the occasion to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership, while insisting he loves the country. The move follows earlier attempts by the Trump administration to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," reflecting a pattern of efforts to assert American naming conventions over geographical features shared with neighboring countries. Canadian officials have not yet issued an official response to the renaming, though the announcement comes amid an ongoing trade war between the two nations.
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