Donald Trump, the U.S. president, has recently signed a decree renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America effective immediately. This change applies to the lake located on the border between the United States and Canada.
In signing the decree, Trump stated that there is already a wave and a lake, and that only an ocean is missing. Such remarks are often tied to his previously expressed sense of national pride.
The renaming has also sparked reactions from Canada. The Canadian Prime Minister expressed indifference to the name change by stating that 'America is changing.'
Reactions to the renaming of Lake Ontario have so far been mixed, with both support and criticism coming from various quarters.
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