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Lake Ontario business owner laughs off Trump's 'Lake America' name change
13wham.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Pouya Seifzadeh, owner of Ontario Play & Cafe in Rochester, is humorously responding to President Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America," emphasizing that his business name will remain unchanged.
- The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U.S. geographic naming system, sparking local and international reactions.
- Rochester City Council unanimously passed a proclamation to continue using "Lake Ontario" in all official capacities and plans to introduce a resolution urging the Trump administration to reverse the name change.
- Council President Miguel Meléndez described the renaming effort as a distraction from more pressing issues like housing costs and international conflicts.
- Canadian officials have dismissed the renaming, highlighting that the name Lake Ontario predates both the U.S. and Canada.
