GOP Rep Mocked Over ‘Lake America’ Debate Gaffe

Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag The renaming of Lake Ontario by President Donald Trump could end up drowning the reelection campaign of a Colorado congressman seeking a second term. Republican Rep. Jeff Crank drew derisive laughter at a campaign debate for candidates in the state’s Fifth Congressional District at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs when he said he was unaware of Trump’s arbitrary decision to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America”—and he didn’t…