Apple Renames Lake Ontario

Apple joined Google in labeling Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump’s order.

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Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order

Americans' disgust of latest Trump scheme hits pitiless new low

Apple Joins Google in Renaming Lake Ontario

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Apple Maps changed Lake Ontario’s label to “Lake America” for users in the United States, while users in Canada continue to see “Lake Ontario.” President Donald Trump ordered the federal name change last week during a trade dispute with Canada and directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to update the Geographic Names Information System within 30 days. Google Maps made the same U.S.-only switch over the weekend, making Apple the second major map provider to adopt the new label. MapQuest has publicly refused to make the change.

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Trump’s push to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” is a misguided political stunt. Americans broadly oppose the move, making it a backlash-producing failure rather than a popular patriotic gesture.