News Wrap: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America as part of his dispute with Canada, FAA officials are reportedly moving to fire two air traffic controllers who allegedly left work early on the night of a deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport and an ICE officer facing charges related to a shooting in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail.
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In the day's other headlines: President Donald Trump signed an executive order today renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America. It's part of his escalating trade war with Canada.
This is official, effective immediately.
Trump made the name change official during a signing in the Oval Office this afternoon. It requires federal entities to recognize the new designation, but it does not mean other countries have to do so. Trump had threatened the change after talks broke down over his 50 percent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods, which took effect last weekend. Canada then responded with levies of its own.
This afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote on social media that Canadians know to call it Lake Ontario -- quote -- "now and always."
