Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
Trump tied the naming threat to a trade fight that includes 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods and more duties planned.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he is 'giving serious consideration' to renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America,' citing reduced business with Ontario as justification for the proposal.
- Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada collapsed last week after three days of intensive talks, prompting the U.S. to enact 50% tariffs on approximately $20 billion of Canadian goods effective August 22.
- Trump's proposal mirrors his January 2025 executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America,' though Assistant Professor Clancy Wilmott of UC Berkeley noted the president cannot require other countries to follow suit.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will respond with retaliatory tariffs matching U.S. duties 'dollar-for-dollar' on approximately C$27.6 billion of goods beginning September 8, targeting steel, dairy, appliances and other products.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford dismissed the threat as 'a lot of rhetoric' on CNN Tuesday and urged negotiations to resume, while economists warned the escalating dispute could destroy more than 90,000 Canadian jobs.
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‘Pathetic’: Furious MAGA Melts Down After Trump’s Bizarre New Renaming Stunt Backfires and Democrat Invokes Natalie Harp to Hit Him Where It Hurts
As President Donald Trump’s trade war with America’s longtime ally and northern neighbor intensifies, Trump floated a bizarre idea of changing the name of one of the Great Lakes. But the stunt backfired when a Michigan Democrat suggested a different name using a close Trump aide to hit him where it hurts. First, Trump criticized Canada again in a social media post Tuesday morning, continuing his complaints about trade talks that collapsed the pr…
VIDEO - In a message published on Truth Social in connection with increased trade tensions with Ottawa, Donald Trump affirmed his intention to rename Lake Ontario, shared between the United States and Canada, as a "lake of America".
After Canada's anti-tariff, Trump may now want to rename Lake America.
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