Donald Trump threatens to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America as part of the trade dispute with Canada. “The United States is seriously considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we do not expect to do much business with Ontario anymore,” he said on his social platform Truth.
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A similar initiative by Trump recalls last year’s announcement by the Republican president who, by executive order, renamed the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”.
The United States and Canada are involved in a trade dispute; Canada is expected to announce retaliatory measures on Tuesday. The move follows the Trump administration’s decision to impose, over the weekend, 50% tariffs on Canadian goods worth 20 billion dollars, after the failure of negotiations between the two countries.
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Ontario is the most populous province in Canada and hosts the country’s automotive industry.
The tension between the two countries is growing with exchanges of statements: on Monday Trump ordered Canadian leaders to “align,” warning them that otherwise they would face “much WORSE” consequences than the current tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Washington of wanting to subjugate Canada.
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