--- title: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' | TIME description: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an ‌Executive Order instructing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” ​ canonical: https://time.com/video/N28aNHC4/ og:title: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' og:description: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an ‌Executive Order instructing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” ​ og:url: https://time.com/video/N28aNHC4/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/N28aNHC4/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' twitter:description: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an ‌Executive Order instructing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” ​ twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/N28aNHC4/poster.jpg?width=720 --- * U.S. # Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' ## Video: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' [Watch (HLS stream): Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/N28aNHC4.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2026-08-28. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an ‌Executive Order instructing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” ​_ --- Aug 28, 2026 4:01 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [President Trump Signs Executive Order to Keep Immigrant Families Together](/video/q26Jygjj/) ### President Trump Signs Executive Order to Keep Immigrant Families Together [Trump Says He'll Be 'Signing Something' That Will Keep Families Detained at the Border Together](/video/aD7wxPVV/) ### Trump Says He'll Be 'Signing Something' That Will Keep Families Detained at the Border Together [President Trump Has Signed an Executive Order to Keep Guantanamo Open, the White House Says](/video/Td9w8j59/) ### President Trump Has Signed an Executive Order to Keep Guantanamo Open, the White House Says --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' ","description":"President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an ‌Executive Order instructing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” ​\n\n","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/N28aNHC4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-08-28T15:50:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/N28aNHC4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/N28aNHC4/","duration":"PT56S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/N28aNHC4/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```