Trump Action Archive

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• Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America — President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing federal agencies to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" on US maps, documents, and databases. The order follows a similar action renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" on his second term's first day. Trump lacks authority to rename Canada's portion of the lake or compel international adoption of the name. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the move, citing the lake's Indigenous Wendat origin and historical precedence. Several US governors in the Great Lakes region also dismissed the renaming.
• Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America — Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office designating Lake Ontario as "Lake America," effective immediately. He stated the administration is "changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America" and suggested potentially renaming the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Trump also suggested canceling subscriptions to media companies that refer to the lake by its original name, with an exception for Fox News.
• Trump issues executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on August 27, 2026, directing the Secretary of the Interior to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" within 30 days. The order asserts that the United States is the "greatest protector" of the Great Lakes, citing U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaking operations and $4 billion in ecosystem investments. The Secretary must coordinate with the Board on Geographic Names to update all federal references, maps, contracts, and the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the new name.
• Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America — The White House published this executive order on 2026-08-27 through its executive-orders channel.
• Trump signed executive order renaming Lake Ontario — On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to refer to Lake Ontario as "Lake America." The change applies only to the U.S. federal geographic naming system; Trump cannot force Canada to use the name, as the United States and Canada share the lake. The action occurred during an escalating trade dispute in which the United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods and Canada responded with retaliatory tariffs. Trump displayed a map with "LAKE AMERICA" printed across the lake and floated the possibility of renaming an ocean, suggesting the Atlantic or Pacific could be next. The original name derives from the Huron word "oniatarí:io," meaning "lake of shining waters."
• Trump signed executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America — Trump signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in all official U.S. government documents, communications, and the Geographic Names Information System. Trump framed the action as part of a broader effort to rename geographic features, referencing his earlier change of the Gulf of Mexico's name and suggesting future changes to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The order appears designed to assert U.S. dominance over shared geography and pressure Canada.
• Trump signed executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" during trade war — President Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada. The action appears to be a symbolic gesture during heightened trade tensions with Canada, which shares sovereignty over the Great Lake.

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• Marjorie Taylor Greene responds to Trump attack — Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to Trump's attack by stating that Trump "attacks us with such vitriol because we actually are everything he claimed to be, conservative and America First, and he has proven as President that he is nothing more than a neocon puppet for Israel, corporations, big donors with special interests, and his dear friends in the Epstein class." Greene stated that "Tucker and Thomas both have led me in prayer to the Lord our God. They are my brothers in Christ. Trump never once prayed with me and only recognizes God when it's in his staff written speeches." Greene stated she previously supported Trump "because of the policies he professed to support and passionately campaigned on, but now as president he's been revealed to be the Trojan horse who enforces many of the policies he claimed to be against." Greene expressed concern that "as Trump loses power and influence he will turn more and more towards war and take actions to make himself feel more powerful and in control, as he grasp and clings to the Oval Office."
• Trump attacks Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene on Truth Social — Trump posted a lengthy Truth Social rant attacking Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling them "LOSERS ALL!" Trump claimed Carlson's "Views" have "fallen through the floor," called him "a very Low I.Q. individual" who "could barely get out of College," and suggested he should "be required to take a cognitive test." Trump claimed Carlson "wants to run for political office" and "could probably take a couple of points away from whatever the Republican ticket happens to be." Trump characterized Massie as "a failed politician, and a real JERK" who voted "NO" on everything. Trump attacked Greene, calling her "a highly neurotic young woman" who "went from Ultra Conservative to a Liberal 'Fool'" because he "refused to return her phone calls." Trump concluded by calling all three "THREE LOSERS, and a pocketful of change" and suggested their "only chance" is to "join the Radical Left Dumocrats."
• Trump posts dismissive statement about Canada on Truth Social — Trump posted on Truth Social: "Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!!" The statement dismissed Canadian sovereignty and framed the trade conflict in terms of unilateral US grievance.
• Trump proposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America — Trump announced on social media that the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, stating the U.S. does not expect to conduct business with Ontario any longer. The Republican party account on X promoted the idea. The statement was made amid escalating trade tensions with Canada.