President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” “We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America,” Trump said. The executive order comes amid an escalating trade war between the United States and Canada. “THEY NEED US” – President Trump Announces Tariff Increases On Canada "We're going to be doing tariffs on their cars that are coming in at a substantial level, because we want to make the cars here," Trump said. "The lake change, Lake of America, was something I've been thinking about for a long time," he added. Watch below: BREAKING: President Trump officially changes the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. "If you think about it, we have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean."