Trump threatens to change Lake Ontario's name as trade war with Canada heats up

President Trump said the U.S. is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid an escalating trade fight with Canada.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario amid the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada.

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published August 25, 2026 3:23pm Updated August 25, 2026 3:52pm Trump previously declared the Gulf of Mexico to be the ‘Gulf of America’ (Picture: Getty) Donald Trump has advocated for renaming Lake Ontario and said he doesn’t ‘expect to do much business’ with Canada any longer. As a t

President Trump's war of words with Canada continued Tuesday amid a dispute over trade negotiations. The big picture: U.S. and Canadian officials have swapped barbs since negotiations collapsed last week, but Trump took the spat to a new level when he threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and claimed Can

Lake Ontario might be renamed if the president gets his way. It won't be the first time Trump has used the old imperial tool.

President Donald Trump says he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.

Just like the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario is a shared international waterway and multiple international, federal, and regional agencies oversee it.

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" as a trade war between the United States and Canada escalates.

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.

Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and accuses Mark Carney of fabricating claims about French-language demands in trade talks.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is thinking about changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America as trade tensions between the United States and Canada escalate. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much bus

Trump gives "serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America," and he may not be "doing much business" with the province.

Ontario is Canada’s most populous province and is home to the country’s auto industry.

Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in trade war  USA Today

Trump floated the possibility of rebranding Lake Ontario, in a shot against Canada's most populous province -- whose premier threatened to cut off electricity and minerals to the US.

The rhetoric between the two countries is escalating, with Trump telling Canadian leaders on Monday to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs.

Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ as trade war with Canada escalates  AP News

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies ...

President Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid the trade war between the U.S. and Canada. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business wi

Lake Ontario is the newest battleground in the trade fight between the US and Canada. Michelle Mengsu Chang/Toronto Star via Getty Images President Donald Trump says he's considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. The threat comes amid rising trade tensions between the US and Canada in recent days. Lake Ontari

President Trump is taking out his frustrations on Canada by threatening to rename Lake Ontario. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Pr

Lake Ontario lays on the border between the two countries, with New York state on one side and Toronto, the capital of Canada’s Ontario province, on the other Sign up for the US Breaking News email If Ralph Norman becomes the nominee in South Carolina and goes on to win the November election, he has a reputation in

Trump said US is considering to change the name of Lake Ontario.President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States was “giving serious consideration” to renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, amid escalating trade dispute with Canada.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “The United States is giving serious con

President Donald Trump said on 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. Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexic

Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’  Toronto Star

U.S. and Canada are locked in a trade dispute, with Canada expected Tuesday to announce retaliatory measures

Ontario’s premier had earlier slammed Trump as a ‘dictator’ and ‘the king of bankruptcies’

The US President issued a bombshell statement. 12:39, Tue, Aug 25, 2026 Updated: 12:39, Tue, Aug 25, 2026 Trump (Image: Getty)US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as his feud with Canada and the country's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, intensifies.MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW... Get the

'... we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,' the U.S. president said Tuesday morning

Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as feud with Canada escalates  CNN

President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” escalating his war of words with Canadian officials on Tuesday as an intensifying trade fight strains the close economic relationship between the countries.

Trump Threatens to Rename Lake Ontario as Spat With Canada Escalates  WSJ

President Donald Trump said that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.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 Gul

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.