Trump proposes renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' sparking cross-border backlash
TL;DR
President Donald Trump floated renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' prompting backlash from Canadians and Ontario Premier Doug Ford who called it rhetoric; the piece notes no single international body governs lake names, highlights Lake Ontario’s Huron-origin name, and references past renaming gestures like the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and the reversal of Denali’s name.
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