US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid escalating trade tensions with Canada. Trump made the statement on his Truth Social network, suggesting that the United States does not expect to do much business with Ontario any longer. The move mirrors his earlier decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The announcement came as Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on US goods after trade talks between the two allies broke down on Friday.
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