Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5115x3410+0+0/resize/5115x3410!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F1c%2F354a03194be298a7f5d1bb4e1230%2Fgettyimages-2291733364.jpg' alt='A map labeling Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing an executive order during an event in the Oval Office.'/><p>President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-140583' />