Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario amid ongoing trade dispute

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

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 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.

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

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

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