AP Defies Trump’s Lake America Order, Highlighting Naming Fracture
The Associated Press has instructed its reporters to continue using 'Lake Ontario' despite President Trump's executive order renaming the body of water 'Lake America.' The AP clarified that the order only affects US federal databases, not international usage. This move highlights a broader fracture in how the name is perceived, with Canada, Indigenous groups, and some US localities rejecting the change while federal agencies and some mapping services comply.