Trump Posts Map Rebranding Lake Ontario as “Lake America”
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Trump Posts Map Rebranding Lake Ontario as “Lake America”

Trump shares an altered Great Lakes map crossing out Lake Ontario and labeling it Lake America, after signing an order to rename the shared waterway amid his trade war with Canada.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: August 28, 2026, 12:02 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted an altered map of the Great Lakes that crosses out Lake Ontario and rebrands the shared waterway as “Lake America,” pressing a symbolic front in his trade war with Canada.