Canadian politicians say Trump can rename that lake whatever he likes, but it'll 'always be Lake Ontario'

Canadian politicians opportunity President Donald Trump tin rename Lake Ontario connected the representation if he wants to — it won't alteration what they telephone it.

In a Tuesday greeting Truth Social post, Trump wrote that the US is "giving superior information to changing the sanction of Lake Ontario to Lake America" arsenic "we don't expect to beryllium doing overmuch business pinch Ontario immoderate longer."

He later posted a image of the representation of Lake Ontario pinch its sanction crossed retired and replaced by "Lake America" successful a bold metallic font. His threat comes arsenic trade tensions betwixt the 2 countries flare.

But Canadian politicians shrugged disconnected Trump's message.

Talking astir Trump, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told: CBS News connected Tuesday: "I person to laughter erstwhile he comes up pinch these ideas."

"It's ever going to beryllium Lake Ontario present successful Canada. And, you know, that's up to the president," Ford added. "If he wants to sanction it Lake America, Lake Trump, immoderate he wants to do, that's his prerogative."

Canada's Minister of Industry, Mélanie Joly, said successful a Tuesday presser, "We'll ever telephone it Lake Ontario. Period."

"We'll conscionable guidelines up for what we have. And meanwhile, I really deliberation that, while each these shenanigans are happening, we'll conscionable beryllium smart and we'll beryllium strategic, and we'll conflict back," Joly added.

CNBC asked different politician, Canada's Minister for Internal Trade Dominic LeBlanc, astir the Lake Ontario renaming threat.

LeBlanc responded, "We've decided arsenic a national authorities months agone not to respond to benignant of the regular societal media posts of either the president aliases his furniture secretaries and truthful on."

He said the Canadian authorities was focused connected its ain system and connected maintaining a "constructive relationship" pinch the US government.

Lake Ontario is the latest target connected Trump's database of earthy landmarks to rename. Last year, he ordered the Gulf of Mexico to beryllium renamed the Gulf of America. Mount Denali successful Alaska was renamed Mount McKinley.

Trump's threat comes arsenic US-Canada waste and acquisition relations are going downhill again. On Saturday, Trump imposed a new activity of 50% tariffs connected definite Canadian goods, specified arsenic intoxicant and building materials. On Monday, he threatened different batch of 50% tariffs connected equipment for illustration car parts and steel, group to return effect from January.

Canada retaliated connected Tuesday pinch tariffs arsenic precocious arsenic 50% connected American goods, including steel, dairy, and electronics, among different things. These are group to return effect from September 8.