US President Donald Trump has stated that he is seriously considering renaming Lake Ontario «Lake America». In a post on Truth Social, he linked this idea to the escalation of the trade war with Canada and said that the United States does not expect to conduct significant business with Ontario in future.
Briefly about the main points
- Trump is considering the name «Lake America» for Lake Ontario.
- The statement was made at a time when the trade dispute between the US and Canada was escalating.
- The lake lies between the province of Ontario and the state of New York.
- Ottawa will not respond to daily statements from the US administration.
- Last year, Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico for federal purposes.
Trump’s statement came against the backdrop of a trade dispute
In his post Trump wrote that the US was «seriously considering» a name change Lake Ontario on Lake America, as, according to him, the country no longer expects to conduct many business from Ontario. It was not an announcement of a decision that had already been taken.
Canada will not respond to posts on social media
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.
The Canadian minister responsible for trade with the US, Dominique Leblanc In a comment to CNBC, he said that the federal government had decided several months ago not to respond to daily posts on social media by the US President or members of his cabinet.
Prior to this, Trump had changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico
The idea regarding Lake Ontario arose following the earlier renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Last year, Trump changed its name to «Gulf of America» for federal use in the US. The status of a border lake is different: an international border runs through the Great Lakes, and the two countries have mechanisms for the joint management of border waters.
