Permanent record
Trump ordered U.S. federal references to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”
- Event date
- Category
- Executive power and international relations
- Posture:
- Executive order — U.S. federal naming only
The order directed the Interior Department and Board on Geographic Names to change U.S. federal references and the Geographic Names Information System within 30 days. The order does not control Canada's use of the shared lake's name; Canadian officials rejected the change.
- Conduct
- Self-aggrandizement
Dated sources
- — White House executive order (Primary executive record)
- — Associated Press (News reporting and Canadian response)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
Trump ordered U.S. federal references to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2026-08-27-lake-america-order/
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