Trump renames Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid escalating trade war with Canada

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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada and is the smallest of the great lakes, to “Lake America.”

He made a similar move last year renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

The change comes after trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down and Trump announced that he would impose a 50% tariff on…

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada and is the smallest of the great lakes, to “Lake America.”

He made a similar move last year renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

The change comes after trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down and Trump announced that he would impose a 50% tariff on…

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