Trump's order on the Lake Ontario name change applies only to the U.S. government and not to any other foreign government bodies or entities.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

President Trump directed the US government to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. This move follows escalating trade disputes between Washington and Ottawa. The executive order…

The change, he said, would take effect immediately.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, which he says officially renames the lake.