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Hochul after she rejects 'Lake America' nameTrump belittled the Democratic governor, claiming that Canada has been taking economic advantage of Hochul as well as New York stateAuthor of the article:Last updated 12 minutes ago U.S. President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on August 28, 2026. Photo by KENT NISHIMURA /AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump hit back at New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she said her state wouldn’t use “Lake America,” the administration’s new name for Lake Ontario.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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He repeated his charge that the US’s northern neighbor “has been ripping us off for decades on Trade and Tariffs.”Hochul “allows other Countries and States to take advantage of New York, which gets treated like “garbage,’” he said. Trump urged voters to back Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.Trump on Thursday signed a directive changing the name of the lake and saying it was “effective immediately,” escalating a trade fight between the US and Canada.“New York won’t be calling it that,” Hochul said in a social media post in response.Stupid Governor Kathy Hochul, who doesn’t care about New York State, has announced that she is on the side of Canada, which has been ripping us off for decades on Trade and Tariffs, with a specific target of Hochul and her State. They’re aiming at her because they consider her… pic.twitter.com/FRUmsq97ai— Commentary Donald J. 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