Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Amid Canada Trade Fight

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” extending his administration’s campaign to rename prominent geographic features into the middle of an escalating trade dispute with Canada.

Trump signed Executive Order 14420 directing the Department of the Interior and U.S. Board on Geographic Names to formally adopt “Lake America” for federal use. The order gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 30 days to update the Geographic Names Information System and directs federal agencies to remove references to Lake Ontario from maps, contracts and other government documents.

The change applies to the United States. Lake