{"id":16440,"date":"2026-08-25T12:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16440"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:18:40","slug":"lake-america-trump-floats-plan-to-rename-lake-ontario-amid-escalating-us-canada-trade-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16440","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lake America&#8217;: Trump floats plan to rename Lake Ontario amid escalating US-Canada trade row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133509678,imgsize-119265,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-canada-row.jpg\" alt=\"'Lake America': Trump floats plan to rename Lake Ontario amid escalating US-Canada trade row\" title=\"Trump said US is considering to change the name of Lake Ontario.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Trump said US is considering to change the name of Lake Ontario.\">Trump said US is considering to change the name of Lake Ontario.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States was \u201cgiving serious consideration\u201d to renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, amid escalating trade dispute with Canada.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, \u201cThe United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don\u2019t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Trump&#8217;s remark came amid a growing war of words between Washington and Ottawa after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from trade negotiations with the Trump administration late Friday. <!-- -->The move was followed by Trump&#8217;s threatened 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Trump also pushed back against Carney&#8217;s comments on French-language protections in Canada, saying in another Truth Social post, saying, \u201cI would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cThis lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec. I love French Canadians!\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Carney rejects US trade demands<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs against the US as the dispute widened. Trump had earlier told Canadian leaders to \u201cfall in line\u201d or face consequences \u201cfar worse\u201d than existing tariffs, while Carney accused Washington of trying to subordinate Canada.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Trump has also threatened 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles, auto parts and steel. Carney said the US proposals would damage key Canadian industries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cWe learned during the negotiations that the Americans want to destroy our major industries, including autos, steel and aluminum,\u201d Carney said. \u201cThat was one of the main reasons we said no. It was a bad deal.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Carney said Canada would not accept \u201can attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States\u201d and indicated that Ottawa could move away from matching US tariffs dollar for dollar, instead focusing on targeted measures to protect Canadian workers and businesses.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He also criticised Washington&#8217;s position on French-language and cultural protections, saying US negotiators viewed the French language as an \u201cirritant\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cFor Americans, French language, Francophone culture, Canadian culture, these are irritants,\u201d Carney said in French at a news conference in Quebec. \u201cHere in Quebec, here in Canada, these are rights.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Trade tensions deepen<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The dispute threatens one of the world&#8217;s largest trading relationships, with the US and Canada closely linked through supply chains in automobiles, energy, agriculture and manufacturing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Carney questioned Washington&#8217;s reliability as a trading partner, saying Canada was finding reliable partners \u201ceverywhere in the world, except in the United States. Except in the United States. And Russia.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Trump, meanwhile, accused Canada of exploiting the US and criticised its tariffs on American agricultural products. He has also warned that tariffs on Canada&#8217;s auto industry could take effect next year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>Carney said the proposed US auto measures could gradually dismantle Canadian vehicle production, calling the existing cross-border industry \u201cthe most successful automotive partnership in history.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Trump, Ontario premier trade barbs<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>Ontario Premier Doug Ford has also joined the confrontation, saying Canadians were prepared to bear economic costs rather than give in to US pressure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>\u201cWe\u2019re all in,\u201d Ford told The Associated Press. \u201cUp here, we\u2019re at a fever pitch; everyone\u2019s in for an economic war. They know they\u2019re going to have to sacrifice.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>Trump responded by attacking Ford personally, calling him \u201cthe less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of the late, great, Rob Ford,\u201d and again referring to Carney as \u201cGovernor Carney\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/>Ford dismissed the remarks, saying, \u201cIf you think an insult from him hurts me? Well, bring it on, buddy, I\u2019m ready.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>Despite political differences between Ford&#8217;s Progressive Conservative Party and Carney&#8217;s Liberal Party, the dispute has underscored broad political opposition in Canada to Trump&#8217;s trade demands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"58\"\/>Ford warned that Ontario could take further measures if the dispute worsens, including restricting electricity and critical mineral supplies to the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"61\"\/>\u201cWe power 1.5 million homes and businesses,\u201d Ford said. \u201cEverything\u2019s on the table. I\u2019ll do whatever it takes.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"63\"\/>He has previously used electricity exports as leverage, with Ontario imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity supplied to Michigan, Minnesota and New York during an earlier phase of the dispute.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"65\"\/>Ford also accused Trump of seeking to weaken Canadian industries and shift production to the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"67\"\/>\u201cHe wants to bleed out every single sector and bring them down to the US,\u201d Ford said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"70\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Auto industry at centre of dispute<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"72\"\/>The automotive sector has emerged as one of the biggest flashpoints. Ontario is the centre of Canada&#8217;s vehicle manufacturing industry, with major automakers including Ford, General Motors and Stellantis operating plants in the province.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"74\"\/>The industry is deeply integrated with US manufacturing, with auto parts crossing the border multiple times during production. Trump&#8217;s threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles and parts could therefore affect manufacturers and workers on both sides of the border.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"77\"\/>US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended Washington&#8217;s position, saying \u201cthe only reason Canada has auto production in the first place\u201d was the 1960s Auto Pact, under which Canada used access to its market to encourage vehicle production.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"80\"\/>Ford also said he had opposed a preliminary trade agreement being considered by Carney and rejected the idea of restoring American liquor to Ontario stores as part of a deal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"83\"\/>\u201cI wasn\u2019t going to put the booze back on the shelves,\u201d Ford said. \u201cI was ready to go out there and call a press conference \u2026 and say I\u2019m not buckling over.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"85\"\/>The dispute has also raised concerns over Canadian sovereignty after Carney said Washington had sought language that could restrict Canada&#8217;s ability to negotiate trade agreements with other countries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"87\"\/>As both sides harden their positions, the escalating tariff battle is threatening to further disrupt the deeply integrated economies of the US and Canada.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/lake-america-trump-floats-plan-to-rename-lake-ontario-amid-escalating-us-canada-trade-row\/articleshow\/133508459.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said US is considering to change the name of Lake Ontario. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States was \u201cgiving serious consideration\u201d to renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, amid escalating trade dispute with Canada.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, \u201cThe United States is giving serious consideration to changing the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-canada-row.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Trump said US is considering to change the name of Lake Ontario. 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