New York Gov Hochul rejects Trump's 'Lake America' renaming with blunt message

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday responded to President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid his ongoing trade war with Canada, saying her state would continue using the old name.

"New York won’t be calling it that," Hochul, a Democrat, wrote on X.

Trump's order, directs the Interior Department and Board on Geographic Names to update federal records and provide guidance so federal references reflect the new name.

But Canada and international...