Vermont’s GOP governor: Trump’s Lake Ontario order ‘petty and disappointing’
Trump said the renaming is tied to trade disputes as U.S. tariffs hit about $20 billion in Canadian goods and Canada prepares retaliation.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, claiming the U.S. loses $60 billion annually "carrying Canada."
- Trade tensions escalated after bilateral negotiations broke down, prompting the U.S. to impose 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods last week.
- Canadian Finance Minister Philippe Champagne announced Tuesday that Canada will match U.S. duties "dollar for dollar, rate for rate," with counter-tariffs of 15%, 25%, and 50% taking effect Sept. 8.
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker responded by declaring Chicago's Trump Tower renamed to "Natalie Tower" in reference to aide Natalie Harp, while other politicians jokingly proposed renaming additional lakes.
- Premier Doug Ford threatened Monday to cut Ontario's electricity exports to the U.S., a move affecting Michigan and New York, which depend on the province's power grid.
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Oh Canada: We Will Neither Cower Nor Bend
More insane idiocy from the petty huckster clown king whose idea of governance is threatening lawsuits, trade wars, buildings that won't put his name on them; bungling war and peace; flaunting Nazi loyalty queries and sadistic images of black men in chains; and distracting from it all with the dumbass geographic circlejerk of renaming “LAKe AMeRiCA.” The Internet was born for this: Cue Donald Ducks, the Straits of Our Moose, Lake Dead Pedo Besti…
A 'short-term blip' or 'materially damaged'? Washington lawmakers consider trade war with Canada as Trump renames a Great Lake
OLYMPIA – While there appears to be agreement that stalled trade negotiations between the United States and Canada and the subsequent announcement of additional tariffs will add friction to the relationship between the two countries, Washington lawmakers diverge on whether it’s a bump in the road or a sign of what’s to come.
Pritzker mocks Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario amid trade discussion breakdown - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area, to Lake America. With Canada as Illinois' top international trade partner, the largely symbolic renaming is part of a wider economic [...]
Canadian brands show their pride in wake of Trump’s Lake Ontario order. Live updates here.
On both sides of the longest undefended border in the world, citizens and politicians alike are criticizing Donald Trump’s 'Lake America' order as the ongoing trade war rages on. Follow for live updates.
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