Trump’s Lake America Gambit | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 30, 2026 · 1m

Trump’s bold move to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” has sparked a fiery cross-border showdown, with Canadian Premier Doug Ford firing back with a defiant billboard declaring the lake’s name “Now and Always.” Amid trade tensions and retaliatory tariffs, the stunt has drawn laughs from Manitoban Premier Wab Kinew and scorn from historians, while Indigenous leaders accuse Trump of erasing centuries of Huron heritage. Trump’s meme-filled campaign — complete with geese defending “Lake America” — underscores his penchant for provocative symbolism, even as Canadian PM Mark Carney firmly…