Key facts
- President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- The threat is framed as an escalation of the trade dispute between the US and Canada.
- Trump cited a lack of expected future business with Ontario as the reason for the proposed name change.
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a new escalation in the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and Canada, threatening to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Trump stated on Truth Social that the U.S. is giving "serious consideration" to the name change, citing a lack of expected future business with Ontario.
This action marks a symbolic move in the trade tensions, with the naming of a major Great Lake becoming a new point of contention.