Who gets to name a lake? What to know about Trump's threat to rename Lake Ontario

One of the Great Lakes has become the latest target in U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, highlighting his penchant for renaming bodies of water and landmarks.

What U.S. and Canadian politicians are saying about Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’  Toronto Star

Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario. Checkmate, Canada. | Opinion  USA Today

US president taunts Mark Carney with map post on Truth Social as trade war escalates

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Tuesday took a jab at President Trump over his threat to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America amid his trade war with Canada, saying the U.S. should “just call it Lake Natalie” after White House executive assistant Natalie Harp. Dingell shared on the social platform X a screenshot of Tru

The president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”

Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Threat to Canada Is Just Lazy  New York Magazine

President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ after trade talks with Canada broke down

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes located on the border between Canada and the United States.

The president has decided to escalate his trade war with our northern neighbor, amidst a real war with Iran and skyrocketing costs at home

The president’s threat is his latest jab at Canada since trade talks between the two countries broke down.

The United States and Canada are locked in a trade dispute, with Canada expected to announce retaliatory measures on Tuesday. That's in response to the Trump administration enacting 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries broke down.

US President Donald Trump said that he was considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as a trade war between the United States and Canada escalates.

Tensions between Canda and the US have ramped up in recent days over trade.

Canada says it decided not to respond to daily social media posts from the US leader months ago.

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

"Utter boloney": Maine Rep. Pingree on President Trump's new threat to rename Lake Ontario  CNN

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 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 Threatens to Rename Lake Ontario as Spat With Canada Escalates  WSJ