特朗普提议将安大略湖更名为“美国湖”引发加方强烈反对

美国总统特朗普提议将安大略湖更名为“美国湖”（Lake America），引发加拿大民众和政界强烈反对 1。特朗普在Truth Social发帖称：“我们不再指望与安大略省有太多生意往来” 1。此前，他曾下令将墨西哥湾更名为“美国湾” 1。

该提议发生在美加贸易战升级之际，凸显两国关系因贸易争端严重恶化 1。目前，美国已对价值200亿美元的加拿大商品征收50%关税，特朗普还威胁对加拿大汽车、汽车零部件和钢铁征收50%新关税 1。在此之前，加拿大总理马克·卡尼宣布对美国进口商品征收对等关税 1。面对紧张局势，安大略省省长道格·福特呼吁两国“回到谈判桌” 1。

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies 1. Taking to the social media platform Truth Social, Trump declared, "We no longer expect to do much business with Ontario," highlighting the severe deterioration of bilateral ties amid the trade dispute 1. This proposal emerged just before Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the implementation of reciprocal tariffs on American imports 1.

The deepening economic conflict involves substantial financial measures, notably the U.S. imposition of a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods 1. Additionally, Trump has threatened to introduce new 50% tariffs targeting Canadian automobiles, auto parts, and steel 1. Amidst the rising tensions, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called on both countries to "return to the negotiating table" to cool down the dispute 1. The renaming proposal follows a previous directive by Trump to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" 1.