Trump Asks Apple to Rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on Maps

U.S. President Donald Trump requested Apple change Lake Ontario's name to 'Lake America' on its maps app.

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U.S. President Donald Trump asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its maps app. ^[1] Apple Maps displays the name 'Lake America' for users located in the United States, while users in Canada continue to see the name 'Lake Ontario'. ^[2] Google Maps rolled out the new label 'Lake America' for its U.S. users, while users in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario' and users outside the U.S. and Canada will see both names. ^[3] Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox's 'Mornings with Maria' program that President Trump reached out to Apple directly regarding the name change. ^[4] The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York said the move violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a 'blatant disrespect' for Indigenous people. ^[5] President Donald Trump signed an order directing the Interior Department to change the name of the easternmost Great Lake as part of the United States' trade war with Canada. ^[6]

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U.S. President Donald Trump asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its maps app. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

Apple Maps displays the name 'Lake America' for users located in the United States, while users in Canada continue to see the name 'Lake Ontario'. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Google Maps rolled out the new label 'Lake America' for its U.S. users, while users in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario' and users outside the U.S. and Canada will see both names. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox's 'Mornings with Maria' program that President Trump reached out to Apple directly regarding the name change. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York said the move violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a 'blatant disrespect' for Indigenous people. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

President Donald Trump signed an order directing the Interior Department to change the name of the easternmost Great Lake as part of the United States' trade war with Canada. · FOX 13 Tampa Bay

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