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Trump Renames Lake Ontario to Lake America | Tulsa News
Trump’s latest stunt—renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” via executive order—has sparked a fiery cross-border feud with Canada, where Premier Doug Ford defiantly slapped up a billboard declaring “Lake Ontario. Now and Always.” The move, part of Trump’s pattern of renaming U.S. waters (like calling the Gulf of Mexico “Gulf of America”), is seen by many Canadians as absurd, even comical—some likening him to a fading rock star chasing glory. Historians debate whether it’s a symbolic power play or just bizarre theater. Amid stalled trade talks and mutual tariffs, the dispute also highlights…
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