Google Maps users in the United States will now see the name “Lake America” instead of “Lake Ontario,” the company said on Saturday, two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the body of water amid an ongoing trade war with Canada.
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Nobody will call it or the gulf of Mexico what he names it.
Once Lake Ontario, always Lake Ontario.
He should change all the red states names too. Americadaho Americaginia Americarida Americaxas Americabraska Americahoma Etc Etc Etc
You left “… because they’re idiots.” off the end of your headline. Just thought I’d help out.
My google still says lake Ontario
Luckily, this is just a temporary name change in the United States in the world else sadly though temporary is still another two years
Google is a coward to bend to this sycophant