US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that attempts to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," as his rift with Canada and its Prime Minister Mark Carney grows.
Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes located between the US and Canada.
Trump's renaming of the lake comes amid a trade war between the two neighbors. The body of water shares its name with the Canadian province of Ontario.
"The Canadian officials have treated us very badly. They're nasty people," Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday.Lake Ontario shares its name with the Canadian province to the northImage: Jim Watson/AFP
Thursday's announcement recalls Trump's executive order in January 2025 that attempted to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."The new moniker has not caught on outside the White House.
