Trump considers renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid trade war

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America," a symbolic escalation amid a deepening trade war with Canada that has seen new tariffs imposed and retaliatory measures prepared. The proposal, announced on social media, comes as the two nations remain locked in a dispute following the collapse of trade talks and the implementation of steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated the U.S. is "giving serious consideration" to the name change, adding, "we dont expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer.