Trump Takes a Sharpie to the Map — Teases More Could Come
Renaming lakes with a Sharpie from the Oval Office. We're in a new era of cartography and no body of water is safe.
Madison Summers · Aug 28, 2026 · 2 min read
On Thursday, President Donald Trump focused his attention on the Great Lakes, brandishing his trademark Sharpie to alter the map. In one stroke, he renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” — and indicated the action could be the first ripple in a larger plan.
The name change will start appearing on printed documents in the coming days, said Dr. Ned Mamula, director of the U.S. Geological Survey.
The rechristening of the easternmost Great Lake energized supporters and stunned detractors. Trump even teased that other bodies of water might soon fall under his renaming eye.
Check out an image of the name change below:
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"We're going to make a little change. We're going to call it something different than Lake Ontario," Trump said as he crossed out Lake Ontario with a Sharpie in the Oval Office. "We're going to call it Lake America, and all it takes is a good pen and some intelligence."
"So Lake Ontario, that's gone," Trump continued, adding, "Enjoy Lake America!”
Watch the video below:
Canadian Officials Roll Their Eyes
It is not a surprise that Trump's latest move caused Canadian officials to scoff.
Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the lake will be called Lake Ontario "now and always," per CBC.