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Trump’s Lake America Plan | Sacramento News
President Trump’s bold proposal to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America sparks debate amid rising U.S.-Canada trade tensions, with threats of new tariffs on cars and steel. While the idea echoes his 2025 flirtation with renaming the Gulf of Mexico, the move would only affect federal documents—not international recognition. Historically, the lake’s name traces to Indigenous roots or French explorer Champlain’s “Lake St. Louis.” Legally, Trump can’t unilaterally rename a shared international waterway, but the symbolic gesture underscores the fragile, high-stakes nature of the world’s largest…
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