The Great Lakes Gambit: Trump's Frivolous Name Game In the grand tradition of presidential antics, Donald Trump has once again taken to renaming a body of water in an effort to assert his influence over the natural world.
This time, it's Lake Ontario that's being rebranded as "Lake America. " The move is breathtaking for its complete and utter lack of substance. The name change is a publicity stunt, plain and simple.
Trump has long been fixated on the idea that the United States is being taken advantage of by its trading partners, particularly Canada.