# Can Trump rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’?

https://mins.news/en/video/34809

- NBC News, 2026-08-27 19:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJW-1R_pGRs

> President Trump signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” NBC News examines the order and whether the president actually has the authority to change the body of water’s name internationally.

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