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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing that Lake Ontario be renamed “Lake America,” escalating a dispute with Canada that has grown alongside a widening trade war between the two countries.
Trump first floated the idea earlier this week on Truth Social, saying the United States was giving “serious consideration” to the name change after trade negotiations with Canada collapsed. The move mirrors his earlier effort to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”
While the order changes the name for U.S. federal use, it remains unclear whether Canada or international bodies will recognize the designation.
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