Trump has asked Apple to change Lake Ontario name to 'Lake America' on its maps, interior chief says - AP News

Burgum told the program that Trump "reached out to Apple directly" and said he was confident the new name would appear on Apple's platform soon. The request came days after Trump signed an executive order related to the lake, which has become a flashpoint in his escalating trade dispute with Canada. Apple did not immediately comment.

For people here in Lubbock, this is less about geography than about how far the administration is willing to push its Canada tensions. The Great Lakes sit along the U.S.-Canada border, and Lake Ontario in particular straddles both countries. Renaming it on a private company's app raises real questions about whether Apple will comply and what happens if it does not.

Burgum's confidence suggests the White House views this as a doable ask, not just political theater. But Apple controls its own maps data, and the U.S. Government has no direct authority to force the company to alter how it labels international geography.

Lake Ontario is the smallest of the five Great Lakes by surface area, making the choice to spotlight it specifically an interesting one.