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President Donald Trump says the United States is giving “serious consideration” to renaming one of the Great Lakes as relations with Canada’s most populated province sour.

Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday morning that he’s thinking of changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Just like with the infamous "Gulf of America", the world will not care besides laughing about the Americans.

[–] meathorse@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

NYC need do propose remaining trump tower

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

The same president that trafficked and raped children?

Trump is a child molester

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Many options:

Lake Epstein

Lake Contrario

Lake Inferior

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Lake Biggly

Lake Putin

Lake Natalie

Or the classic - Lake Trump

[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 53 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This man can't have an original idea, can he? It was either going to be "Lake America" or "Lake Trump". Same reason his foreign relations policies are but a single word.

He doesn't need an original idea, all his fans wanted this point is for him to shout and wave his tiny little hands a bunch.

Actually the repetition is a good thing. Drain the swamp. Make America great again. All he has are stupid quips for people to repeat ad hominem.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 35 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This is really no different than dementia grandpa going off about random shit at the dinner table. It's just embarrassing for everyone involved.

I cannot believe this man is still the president of the United States.

[–] pokexpert30@jlai.lu 6 points 18 hours ago

People are cheering for it, that's the difference between him and grandpa. And it's sad.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 10 points 17 hours ago

Awesome!

Instead of H-O-M-E-S the mnemonic for the Great Lakes would be S-H-A-M-E then.

[–] captain_spicard@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I'm already most of the way out of the google ecosystem with Graphene and alternatives, only thing left is authenticator (for work) and maps. If i EVER see Lake of America on google maps, i will be deleting my google account and never coming back.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 hours ago

Authy can do everything google authenticator can, I think ?

[–] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You might want to give "Gulf of America" a search, then

[–] captain_spicard@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

I am fully aware. But I live on the north shore of lake Ontario so it would be a bit more personal.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 11 points 19 hours ago

Any company that complies gets banned from doing business in Canada. Make it so. Give him a stroke. We'll be doing the world a favour.

[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If that keeps him happy, I say let him keep changing names on the US maps. Maybe that'll distract him from making actual damage to the rest of the world.

[–] spy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

What are you on about?

I don't want that deranged man making any more damage than he already did here on planet America.

/s if somehow it is unclear

[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Thats exactly what I'm talking about, I want him to limit the damage to planet America. :P

I'm willing to let him rename The Moon to The America, if he, his crew and voters all move there.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

(Tbf nobody is taking the name changes seriously, bet $5 they're gonna change "back" as soon as he's gone. We've got bigger problems, he's causing bigger problems.)

[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 1 points 55 minutes ago

Of course. Its a combination of his weird vanity projects and a distraction from the bigger issues you need to fix.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 19 hours ago

So… Gulf of America to the south and Lake America to the north?

I wholly expect both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans to be renamed “the Great American Ocean” next.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

Surprised he's not wanting to name it after himself.

[–] modernangel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

renaming it Lake Con-tario, or Lake Child Rapist?

(tl;dr pedo says what)

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

We no longer care what this moron spews.