Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed 'Lake America' amid Canada trade fight
What's new: The move follows collapsed trade talks and a new 50% U.S. tariff on some Canadian goods, with Ottawa retaliating.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," escalating a dispute with Canada that has already widened into a trade fight. The lake borders New York and Canada and is the smallest of the Great Lakes. The order says the change is effective immediately, though it also lays out administrative steps before federal usage is updated. Trump tied the move to tensions with Canada after trade talks broke down and his administration moved to impose a 50% tariff on some Canadian goods. Canada answered with counter-tariffs. The renaming echoes Trump's earlier move to relabel the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.