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WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already ​spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border ‌trade.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago
[–] claret@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I actually thought the video was ai when I saw a clip. I was thinking ha not again.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 97 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just your daily reminder that the President of the United States is a delusional narcissist with the emotional development of a toddler.

[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey now, all the toddlers I know are far more emotionally developed

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

Seriously. Let’s not besmirch the toddlers!

[–] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So like Twitter and the Gulf of Mexico, it will be known as Lake Ontario from this day forward!

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

The former Twitter is X and there's a new, improved, nothing-to-do with Musk, Twitter started.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Let's not call it Lake America or Lake Ontario. Let's compromise. Let's call is Lake Epstein.

[–] ProjektSpartan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Bro, please don’t make me live next to Lake Epstein.

[–] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man's got an island already. And I suppose he would've wanted a minor contribution instead.

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd agree on renaming Mar-a-lago, you?

You've piqued my interest alright!

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How is that helpful? Make it relevant to Trump. Lake Trumpedo.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Lake Trump-fucks-children

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I'm rather tired of this executive order nonsense. Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree? If so, things are severely broken.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 days ago

Can things really be changed so easily with an EO decree?

Legally? No. Effectively? Yes.

If so, things are severely broken.

They are indeed 😮‍💨

An executive order is a directive to the executive branch of the federal government. Nothing more. The POTUS is given broad discretion over the executive branch under the US constitution. But, executive orders are not laws and do not apply to anyone aside from the people who effectively report the president.

Not that directives from the president can't have a tangible impact. They certainly can. This particular tantrum, however, does not and will simply be ignored by everyone else.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

EOs are meant to be policies or orders on how to manage some power or other that Congress assigns to the president to manage something. They are instructions on how to do something or an order for federal agencies to carry out some action. Trump is just blustering.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Scotus has been reversing lots of them. This will be as well.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Having the president replaced with a prime minister elected by congress may happen if the DSA gets their way

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If the next president doesn't sign an EO to rename trump "little pedo bitch" I don't know what we're even doing

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Little kremlin pedo bitch, pls kthx

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Canada should rename Trump Lake to Lake Epstein, and the island in the lake should be North Epstein Island.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yi9W7Vz9TYhVt3vj8?g_st=ac

Its the same I declare bankruptcy energy from Michael Scott. You took the map in your own home and wrote over it. What does he think Canadians or the rest of the world are going to do it too? They're simply laughing at us right now. Every time I think we can lose more respect on the international stage they find a way.

[–] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

" Trump's executive order on Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, applies to U.S. federal usage about the lake, ‌and does not govern what Canada, international bodies or other organizations call the lake."

Its pretty much just like a tarriff that only Americans have to pay?

I think the correct response for Carney would be to rename the USA "Mexico Jr".

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm sure this will work, he's great with water..... the gulf of mexico, the reflecting pool

[–] Squirrelknight@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not to mention the Strait of Hormuz. (Didn't he literally try to rename THAT the Strait of America too?)

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago

Vote to rename it the Homosexual of Hormuz

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

the gulf of mexico

You're delusional. In East America (the old "Europe") we know it's called Gulf of America. Same for West America (Japan) or North West America (North Korea).

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

East America is right across the Right American Ocean.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OrangeNaziPedo raped those girls, and killed one of them

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Okay, but people are too busy watching AI brain rot to be bothered.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Not even embarrassed anymore. Just tired. So very tired.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

You mean 'Creepy Uncle Touchy', the paedophile formerly known as Donald Trump.

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What an idiot! edit: Make an executive order for a mandatory first child name be Donald. Why not?

[–] qt0x40490FDB@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

This is your reminder that the president has no enumerated power to name things. The president can say “hence forth Alice and Bob will be known as Art and Betty” and we can all still call them whatever we want. You will not be sent to jail for talking about the Gulf of Mexico since that is what everyone calls it.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Yeah well I just signed an order calling it the Great Canadian lakes.

[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

All medical personal report to sickbay 15 immediately.