Trump Makes Brazen Apple Request After Creating 'Lake America' on Canada Border

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ and pressured Apple to update its maps. While Google complied for US users, MapQuest refused to change the name, citing its historical significance and Indigenous heritage. The move has been criticized for disrespecting Indigenous people and violating treaties.

• US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’.
• Trump urged Apple to implement the name change, while Google updated its maps for US consumers.
• MapQuest refused to rename the lake, maintaining the name ‘Lake Ontario’ and launching a map generator for users to create their own names.
• The renaming has been criticized by the Seneca Nation of Indians leader, J. Conrad Seneca, as disrespectful to Indigenous people and a violation of a treaty.
• This follows a similar executive order by Trump to rename the Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’.
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