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Lake America? Trade War Escalates | Philadelphia News
The President just signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” a symbolic jab amid escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions. Following his social media tease and a map with the old name crossed out, the move comes as tariffs on Canadian steel, autos, wine, and dairy climb — with matching retaliatory tariffs already in play from Ottawa. While federal agencies must now use the new name, private entities aren’t forced to comply — though past efforts like renaming the Gulf of Mexico show some groups have gone along. The President downplayed the gesture as “no message,” but…
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