Trump renames Lake Ontario Lake America amid intensifying US-Canada trade dispute

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, a move that came amid a trade war with Canada. President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)"This is a lake that has most of its volume in the United States," Trump said in the Oval Office."The deepest parts of the lake sit in United States territory.

So, this will reflect that.This is American Lake."This is a developing story.

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