Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario Lake America
Kyiv • UNN
Donald Trump announced the immediate renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America. It borders Canada and the state of New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, saying the change would take effect immediately, UNN reports, citing Reuters.
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The White House said the order directs the Department of the Interior and Secretary Doug Burgum to make the change.
Lake Ontario, one of North America's five Great Lakes, borders both the Canadian province of Ontario and the state of New York.
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