LIVE Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as trade war with Canada persists

Live updates: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.

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• President Donald Trump notes he's renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada.
• President Donald Trump remarked Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as "Lake America" in the U.S.
• Carney rejects Trump's 'Lake America' renaming with a swipe at a changing US.
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• The Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet, fired them last week.

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President Donald Trump notes he's renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that updated the lake's name for the U.S. Geographic naming service.

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President Donald Trump remarked Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as "Lake America" in the U.S. As he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order updating the lake's name for the U.S. Geographic naming service. Trump cannot, nevertheless, force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention.

In practice, the president has been floating the idea of the name change in recent days as the U.S. Confirmed it was imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend after negotiations between the countries broke down. Canada struck back on Tuesday, slapping retaliatory tariffs on regarding $20 billion worth of U.S. Goods, from industrial products to everyday purchases. Stars and Stripes staffers sue Pentagon to challenge their firings.

Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to speak out against administration interference in their work.

Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte are named as plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington, D.C.

For context, the Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet, fired them last week. A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit's allegations.

Slavin notes he was dismissed for insubordination after giving an interview in which he objected to potential censorship by the U.S. Military. Korte participated in the same interview. Lederer was dismissed shortly after announcing his impending retirement.

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