President Donald Trump‘s struggle with Canada has spilled into Lake Ontario — er, Lake America?
On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order that he stated would “instantly” change the identify of the physique of water to “Lake America.” Canadian officers have stated they won’t acknowledge the brand new identify.
The transfer comes as relations between Washington and Ottawa rapidly deteriorate. Commerce talks between the neighboring nations broke down on Friday, which prompted new tariffs from the US. Canada responded with its personal tariffs, whereas Trump is threatening potential 50% tariffs on auto and metal imports from Canada, set for January 1.
Trump had threatened to rename the lake a number of instances for the reason that tensions flared.
In a video posted to Fact Social, Trump stated renaming the lake solely required “an excellent pen and a few intelligence,” whereas crossing out the identify on a paper map.
