Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Petty Landmarks: The Bigger Picture Behind Trump's Renaming Spree The latest salvo in the ongoing trade war between the US and Canada has little to do with beef imports or lowering grocery costs for Americans.
At least, that's not what President Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America is really about. This move, like many of his predecessors, is a carefully calibrated exercise in symbolic politics.
On its face, the decision seems absurd – who gets worked up over renaming a lake? But beneath this veneer lies a more sinister motive at play.