Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America,’ report says

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” according to the report.

The order says the change takes effect immediately and follows a public dispute between Trump and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Lake Ontario is shared by Canada and the United States.

The report says Canada is not expected to recognize the new name and that maps used north of the border will continue to identify the body of water as Lake Ontario.

Trump signed a similar order in 2025 renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” The report says that name has not been widely adopted outside his hardline supporters.