President Donald Trump entertained the idea of renaming Canada’s Lake Ontario due to trade difficulties with the country.
“The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer,” he wrote on Truth Social. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Trump’s comment follows his threat of implementing stronger tariffs on some Canadian products beginning in January 2027. “Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years. Their ridiculously high tariffs on our Farmers and farm products has made life impossible for these great American Patriots, and has long created a 60 Billion Dollar Deficit between our two Countries,” he wrote on Truth Social. “Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE! On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%. Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS.”
“On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with,” he added. “They feel entitled, and yet, WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US! They do 95% of their business with the U.S., with us, the exact opposite!”
President Trump has previously joked that Canada would become the 51st state if trade issues persist. “If Canada can’t handle the tariffs, maybe it should become the 51st state,” he said, noting that then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could serve as its governor.
