Trump Declares That Lake Ontario Is Now ‘Lake America’

· Daring Fireball · Aug. 28, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
Summary
President Trump has declared an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America', purportedly in a light-hearted jab at Canada amidst escalating trade tensions. He likens this move to a previous name change of the Gulf of Mexico and suggests that more bodies of water might follow suit. Critics view this as a sign of his erratic behavior, arguing that such decisions are nonsensical.