Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
President Trump on Thursday ordered the Department of the Interior to update maps and databases to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, following through on his threat during a trade spat with Canada.
TL;DR
- President Trump ordered the Department of the Interior to rename Lake Ontario.
- The new name for Lake Ontario will be Lake America.
- This action fulfills a prior threat made by President Trump.
- The renaming is linked to a trade spat with Canada.