Jump to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJasmine FernándezSaturday 29 August 2026 00:23 BSTTrump signs order to rename Lake Ontario into 'Lake America' as his fight with Canada spiralsGoogle search data shows residents in all 50 U.S. states continue searching for Lake Ontario over President Donald Trump's proposed name, Lake America, following his executive order.The executive action to rename the body of water came after trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapsed, prompting Trump to impose 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the renaming effort, stating that Canada will not adopt the new terminology and emphasizing the historical roots of the 400-year-old name.Trump ordered the Department of the Interior to update the Geographic Names Information System within 30 days to reflect the federal name change.The initiative mirrors a similar executive order issued in January attempting to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which also failed to alter public search habits.In fullTrump may have rebranded it as Lake America but US residents can’t stop googling its old nameMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in