Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.
“The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer,” Trump said Tuesday on social media.
Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on Tuesday that Canada would "always call it Lake Ontario.” #cdnpoli #canada #unitedstates
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.
“The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer,” Trump said Tuesday on social media.
Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on Tuesday that Canada would "always call it Lake Ontario.” #cdnpoli #canada #unitedstates










