Trump considers renaming Atlantic or Pacific Ocean
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The US president is eyeing renaming the Atlantic and Pacific oceans after changing the name of Lake Ontario, according to the White House.
Trump takes on geographic renamings
First, the US leader announced the immediate renaming of Lake Ontario.
"We're going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America," he said.
Trump later signed an order renaming the lake and mentioned other geographic names.
"We have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean. So, maybe we’ll have to change the name of the Atlantic, and/or the Pacific. Maybe we’ll change them both," he added.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that Trump had promised to consider renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, saying he no longer expected to conduct significant business with Canada.
It was also reported that Trump sharply criticized Canada’s agricultural trade policy.
In addition, Trump said he was not concerned about the possibility of Russia attacking NATO countries. He made the remarks in response to concerns among US allies following CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secret visit to Moscow.
