President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" "effective immediately" amid the ongoing trade war between the United States and Canada. "The lake change -- 'Lake of America' -- was something I've been thinking about for a long time ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” his latest escalation as he engages in a tense trade war with Canada.

The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

The order requires the Interior Department to “rename as ‘Lake America’ the body of water currently named as Lake Ontario” in all official map-related government documents, “including on executive department and agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications.”

President Donald Trump says he's renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada.

The president signed an executive order directing his administration to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America during the trade war with Canada.

Trump’s latest action to put his stamp on American maps is targeting an iconic international water way shared by the U.S. and Canada President Donald Trump has officially renamed Lake Ontario to ...

Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario comes as tensions escalate with Canada amid trade disputes.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday in the Oval Office that updated the lake’s name for the U.S. geographic naming service.

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ The move comes as Trump and Canada have become embroiled in a trade war.