He Wasn't Joking: Trump Signs Order to Rename Lake Ontario

Cameron Arcand : Aug 28, 2026
Townhall

[Townhall.com] President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid ongoing trade tensions with Canada. The Executive Order states that "the United States is the greatest protector of the Great Lakes, including the body of water currently known as Lake Ontario." "Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall, in coordination with the Board on Geographic Names and consistent with [...] take all appropriate actions to rename as 'Lake America' the body of water currently named as Lake Ontario, bounded on the south and east by the State of New York, and on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario," the order states... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via X-Rapid Response 47)