Event Brief
Trump says U.S. could rename Lake Ontario “Lake America”
By The BriefBrief · Sources (19)
Filed: Aug 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM ET
Summary: President Donald Trump said the United States could rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” as part of a tariff fight with Canada. In a social media post, he said the U.S. does not expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump said the U.S. could rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” and suggested the U.S. would do less business with Ontario.
WHEN: Aug 25, 2026 at 12:25 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Trump linked the remarks to his tariff fight with Canada and said the U.S. does not expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
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