Americans overwhelmingly oppose Trump renaming Lake Ontario
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Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) said President Trump’s decision to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” is likely a “troll,” casting doubt on whether the new name will stick even as the federal government and major mapping services move to adopt it.
President Trump’s bid to call it ‘Lake America’ stands out in a world full of contested place names, which often represent deeper political or territorial disputes.
Seth Meyers did not hold back while weighing on President Donald Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America."
Apple Maps revised its naming of Lake Ontario to Lake America in line with an executive order in the wake of the breakdown of trade talks with Ottawa.
MapQuest topped ChatGPT as Apple's most-downloaded free app after the digital mapping company said it would keep "historical, familiar" lake names.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent $25,000 on a new Lake Ontario sign. And while there are many reasons to be angry with the Trump administration, “there are a lot cheaper ways to send a message to the president,” Noah Jarvis, Ontario director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), told National Post.