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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    16 hours ago

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

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      16 hours ago

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

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      16 hours ago

      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).