Google Reveals How ‘Lake America’ Name Change Will Appear on Maps

Lake Ontario will appear as “Lake America” on Google Maps, the company said - but only to users in the United States.

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images President Donald Trump has taken his bizarre feud with Canada to its predictable next step: an AI-generated fantasy in which he physically renames Lake Ontario. In the video posted to Truth Social Saturday, Trump strolls up to a “Welcome to Lake Ontari

The 'Lake Ontario' sign comes in response to the US president's efforts to rename the body of water 'Lake America'.

Trump belittled the Democratic governor, claiming that Canada has been taking economic advantage of Hochul as well as New York state

You can always count on Stephen King to call out Donald Trump’s childish behaviour, and this time the celebrated writer has hit out at the president’s ridiculous renaming of Lake Ontario.

The executive action comes as trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapse, prompting 50 percent US tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods

President Donald Trump hit back at New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she said her state wouldn’t use “Lake America,” the administration’s new name for Lake Ontario.

'Publicity stunt.' Trump's lake name change called distraction from Iran war  USA Today

President Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 27, 2026, to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” claiming his administration had alr

President Donald Trump changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on Thursday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Trump administration has changed the names of buildings, agencies, and bodies of water. Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali upon taking office in January 2025. Amid tensions with Canad

Hillary Clinton's post defending the Lake Ontario name sparked immediate conservative backlash, with her failed presidential run becoming the target.