Donald Trump went ahead and declared that Lake Ontario should henceforth be known as “Lake America” on Thursday, and people on social media treated it with the seriousness it deserved ― not!

“We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake America,” Trump told reporters, adding that the name change was “something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, actually.”

Trump: “This is Lake Ontario in Canada…We’re going to call it Lake America and all it takes is a good pen and some intelligence.So now we have the Gulf of America and now we have Lake America.” pic.twitter.com/ycU1tdBsrs

The new name for Lake Ontario comes about 18 months after he decided to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

The “Lake America” name change may be Trump’s way of trolling Canada at a time when trade talks are at an impasse.

But while changing Lake Ontario’s long-recognized moniker to something jingoistic will likely anger Canadians, many people on social media didn’t get the point behind the name change.

Well, with it no longer being HOMES, I guess the new Great Lakes acronym is SHAME. Pretty fitting honestly! https://t.co/wft2vYVa2i

This is why your gas and grocery prices are so high. Because he spends all his time on this bs. https://t.co/iytrapuNto

Gas is $4 a gallon but he’s renaming lakes https://t.co/PJotT2ulyW

This will be an unpopular opinion on the Right but I think this is kind of dumb, even as a troll. Lake Ontario was given that name on maps by European explorers long before the Canadian province of Ontario was named. There are several cities in America called Ontario -- at least… https://t.co/GkgT2peKaD

This fucking thing is a Russian nesting doll of international embarrassment.Just LOOK at him. https://t.co/D8B7eaANFF

Yawn https://t.co/K2eZF7uvKH

A mature, reasoned gesture by the Leader of the Free World. https://t.co/d7eUwb8FZA

Dumb with a capital B https://t.co/3yS60Jka1n

Takes a fucking idiot with a sharpie. He's so fucking embarrassing. https://t.co/8eW32ajmHp

I'm sure tens of people will now call it that! https://t.co/1tMVmCetGZ

Perfect response to rising inflation. No notes. https://t.co/CXYIgrUWeU

If you're wondering how much this will lower grocery or gas prices, the answer is $0. https://t.co/d6zeQ65qtS

But there was at least one person who was very enthusiastic about the newly christened Lake America: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who promised his fearless leader the name change would be implemented.

“We’re on it, Mr. President The places and waters that border our nation and support our economy should reflect the greatness of the United States,” Burgum wrote on X, adding, “we are PROUD to implement your Executive Order to rename LAKE AMERICA.”

We’re on it, Mr. President!The places and waters that border our nation and support our economy should reflect the greatness of the United States.@USGS maps our country for the world to see, and we are PROUD to implement your Executive Order to rename LAKE AMERICA. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/b1vSbklB4E

While Trump probably appreciated Burgum’s message, others weren’t impressed at all.

Well, with it no longer being HOMES, I guess the new Great Lakes acronym is SHAME. Pretty fitting honestly! https://t.co/wft2vYVa2i

There are ratified treaties that say this is illegal. That’s why nothing the US signs is worth the paper it’s on. https://t.co/LEiTcoFZ3B

You’re an idiot. https://t.co/X1HRepc6vq

Wipe the orange off your mouth Mr Secretary. The entire administration have less maturity than a 10 yr old. https://t.co/d5Evr2HoYZ

How do you retain any personal sense of dignity after something like this. https://t.co/YeCdpVfVo9

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