Republican Mayor Rejects Trump’s Proposal to Rename Lake Ontario ‘America’

A Republican mayor from a Lake Ontario municipality has publicly dismissed Donald Trump’s suggestion to rename the water body “Lake America,” calling the proposal deeply offensive. The rejection highlights growing bipartisan pushback against the former president’s recent territorial naming initiatives.

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‘We’re taking it very personally’: Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’

'We can disagree with the current administration's take about renaming Lake Ontario and still support some of its other initiatives,' said Oswego mayor Robert Corradino

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‘We’re taking it very personally’: Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’

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Republican Mayor Rejects Trump’s Proposal to Rename Lake Ontario ‘America’

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‘We’re taking it very personally’: Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’

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‘We’re taking it very personally’: Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’

Berlingske mener: Lake America er nok Trumps dummeste påfund til dato

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