Trump signs decree to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'Photo by Charles Criscuolo on Pexels
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Trump signs decree to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

Now27 August 2026 at 23:21

President Donald Trump signed a decree to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America". The decision is part of a set of measures related to the renaming of bodies of water in the United States.

Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes located on the border between the United States and Canada. The renaming affects only the American designation of the lake.

However, the American decree has no power to compel Canada to adopt the new designation. The Canadian government is not obligated to implement or recognize the name change requested by the United States.

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