Trump plots ultimate humiliation for Canada as trade war sinks to new low

 Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that he is considering renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as the US trade war with Canada escalates.

'The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter!'

Lake Ontario straddles the border, with New York along its southern and eastern shores and the Canadian province of Ontario to the north.

It is is not controlled outright by either Canada or the US and has instead been jointly managed under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty for more than a century.

Trump could order US federal agencies to call it ‘Lake America,’ but Canada would not be required to recognize the new name.

The move would be a pointed insult to Ottawa because it would strip the name of Canada’s most populous province from a shared landmark and recast it as exclusively American.

The fight exploded over the weekend after trade talks collapsed and Washington slapped 50 percent tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. 

Canada hit back with plans for matching tariffs on American steel, electronics and other products as Trump threatened additional 50 percent levies on Canadian-made vehicles and auto parts. 

 Meanwhile, Carney is set to further escalate the trade turmoil with Trump as he announces new tariffs against the US. 

Trump has continued to warn Canadian leaders to 'fall in line' or face consequences 'far WORSE' than existing tariffs.

Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are expected to unveil aid for workers caught in the tariff fight to help alleviate the economic strain.