Wisconsin politicians joke about Lake Michigan name change
Wisconsin politicians made jokes out of President Trump’s executive order aiming to rename Lake Ontario, jesting about the renaming of Lake Michigan, another Great Lake. On Thursday, the president put his signature on an executive order formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid U.S.-Canadian trade tensions. “We’re going to be changing...
Choseno Civic News Desk August 28, 2026 1 min read DC, US
Wisconsin politicians joke about Lake Michigan name change
According to reporting by The Hill Politics, Wisconsin politicians made jokes out of President Trump’s executive order aiming to rename Lake Ontario, jesting about the renaming of Lake Michigan, another Great Lake. On Thursday, the president put his signature on an executive order formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid U.S.-Canadian trade tensions. “We’re going to be changing...
Full primary reporting available at https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6056355-wisconsin-politicians-mock-lake-michigan-ontario/.
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