Wisconsin lawmakers mocked President Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario, joking about a potential rebranding of Lake Michigan as well. The president followed through on Thursday, signing an executive order to officially change Lake Ontario’s name to "Lake America" amid escalating trade disputes with Canada. Critics questioned the move’s practicality, while supporters framed it as a symbolic gesture to assert U.S. interests. The decision has sparked both ridicule and debate over its implications for diplomacy and national identity.
Wisconsin politicians made jokes out of President Trump’s executive order aiming to rename Lake Ontario, jesting about the renaming of Lake Michigan, another Great Lake. On Thursday, the president put his signature on an executive order formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid U.S.-Canadian trade tensions. “We’re going to be changing...
