Trump Directs Apple to Rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance - reuters.com

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance  reuters.com

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

Trump Says ‘Let Data Reign’ in Call to Support Data Centers

President Donald Trump warned that a growing public backlash to data centers in the US poses an economic threat to communities that oppose new infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence and risks giving China the upper hand in the AI race.

By Skylar Woodhouse

Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’ - WSJ

Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’  WSJ

Trump says voters who oppose data centers will ‘kill the Golden Goose’

The president defends the server farms as polling shows sizable shares of Americans from both political parties are opposed to them.

By Cat Zakrzewski

Trump attacks datacenter pushback, saying opponents ‘want to end up being backwards and poor’

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning those that reject them risk becoming “backwards and poor”. As controversy surrounding local datacenter plans continues to swirl around election campaigns nationwide ahead of November’s midterm elections, the US president declared Americans “will only have yo...

By Maya Yang

‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US

Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.

‘Backwards and poor’: Trump issues dire warning to communities blocking critical technology

President Donald Trump warned communities rejecting data centers risk becoming "backwards and poor" as states battle over AI boom energy and water costs.

Trump asked Apple to change Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its maps: U.S. official

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says Apple Maps could "soon" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," after President Donald Trump signed an order last week to rename the lake amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions.

By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

Trump says U.S. communities opposing AI data centers could end up 'backwards and poor'

"China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement," Trump said as Republicans express concerns about the backlash to data centers.

Trump ramps up pressure on Apple to change name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

U.S. President has contacted the tech giant directly to ask for the change, a U.S. official said

By Kelly Geraldine Malone

The Center for Food Safety: Trump Administration Sued for Approving 'Forever Chemical' Pesticide Trifludimoxazin - Morningstar

The Center for Food Safety: Trump Administration Sued for Approving 'Forever Chemical' Pesticide Trifludimoxazin  Morningstar

Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America amid escalating Canada trade war — but who gets to decide what goes on maps?

On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America,’ claiming his administration had already ‘notified all of the various people you have to notify’

By Innisfree McKinnon

From Lake Ontario to Lake America: Who gets to decide the names of geographical places?

While an executive order can impose a name within the United States, it cannot dictate how the rest of the world identifies a shared territory

By Carolina de Lima

MapQuest skyrockets on app stores after 'Lake America' refusal

Trump wants mapmakers to switch to "Lake America." MapQuest has said no. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images MapQuest, the self-proclaimed "OG of online mapping," says it's sticking with "Lake Ontario." Its usage has skyrocketed 50x, the company tells BI. It all started as a "joke about being so old we don't know how to update our maps." It's 2026, and all things late '90s and early 2000s are cool again. Including, apparently, MapQuest. The self-proclaimed "OG of online mapping" has shot up to the f...

Trump Says Communities Will Be ‘Backwards And Poor’ If They Oppose Data Centers

A majority of Americans oppose construction of data centers in their local areas, according to a 2026 Gallup survey.

By Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff

Ontario agencies restore Lake Ontario to their websites after Google Maps updated it to Lake America in the U.S.

Four Ontario government websites spent at a portion of the weekend showing U.S. President Donald Trump's new name for the shared body of water. No two of them fixed it the same way

By Mason Kossak

Apple may change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' soon after talk with Trump, U.S. Interior Secretary says

Vance says Trump’s dramatic Kharg Island post was meant as a signal to Iran

US Vice President JD Vance stated Donald Trump's social media post conveyed a message to Iran. American military officials confirmed no strikes occurred on Kharg Island overnight. An Iranian official dismissed Trump's post as laughable and not credible. US forces did attack two Iranian launchers on Larak Island recently. These developments renew security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz.

By YASHASVI VASISTHA

Trump losing support from Indian-Americans ahead of November midterms, survey finds

President Trump remains significantly unpopular with Asian-American voters, with 70% seeing him unfavourably.

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance - The Straits Times

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance  The Straits Times

Trump says reviewing US position on UK-controlled Falkland Islands - Moneycontrol.com

Trump says reviewing US position on UK-controlled Falkland Islands  Moneycontrol.com

Trump Asks Apple To Change Lake Ontario Name To 'Lake America' On Its Maps

US President Donald Trump has asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on its maps app, his administration's interior chief said Monday.

Apple May Soon Join Google In Renaming Lake Ontario After Donald Trump’s Executive Order

Apple may soon join Google in adopting the name Lake America for the body of water long known as Lake Ontario – at least for U.S. users of its map. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to change the name of the lake amid a trade dispute with Canada marked by threats […]

By Dade Hayes

Christopher Cross Uses Canada Stage to Blast Trump, Jokes About Getting ‘Ejected’ From America

At a Toronto concert, the “Sailing” singer apologized to Canadian fans, urging them not to “give up on us"

By Shirley Halperin

Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’

Google Maps has changed the name of “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement. Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, part of an escalating trade feud with […]

Trump’s South Carolina playbook has the GOP excited — and anxious

By helping Sen. Darline Graham snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, the president risks long-term consequences from a short-term victory

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Trump on Warsh: He’ll do what he has to do

By Reuters

Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in the US, not ‘Lake Ontario’ - news24.com

Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in the US, not ‘Lake Ontario’  news24.com

'You Will Only Have Yourselves To Blame': Trump Warns Anti-Data-Center Crowd Not To 'Kill The Golden Goose'

'You Will Only Have Yourselves To Blame': Trump Warns Anti-Data-Center Crowd Not To 'Kill The Golden Goose' Despite recent polls showing that 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their area (including 60% of Republicans), President Trump on Monday warned that communities that don't embrace them will "end up being backwards and poor." "The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards an...

By Tyler Durden

If Canada can’t even keep a lake’s name, what good is being an ally? - Global Times

If Canada can’t even keep a lake’s name, what good is being an ally?  Global Times

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps - the-star.co.ke

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps  the-star.co.ke