Trump Signs Order to Rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, according to reporting from BBC and Public Radio of Armenia. The move follows the collapse of trade negotiations between the United States and Canada last week, during which the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods. Canada has announced plans to implement reciprocal tariffs next month. Trump announced the executive order on Thursday, stating it was "official, effective immediately" and that his administration has "filed all the necessary papers, documents" to effectuate the change. The president had previously posted about renaming the lake on social media during the ongoing trade dispute. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes shared by the two countries.