Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Trump Proposes Renaming Lake Ontario, New Mexico, Hormuz
Donald Trump has suggested changing the names of several important places.
He said the Strait of Hormuz might become the “Trump Strait.”
He again proposed calling Lake Ontario “Lake America.”
He also mentioned changing New Mexico to “New America.”
Lake Ontario is shared by the United States and Canada.
The lake is covered by a treaty between the two countries.
Trump has also supported calling the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”
He connected these ideas to his administration’s campaign against drug trafficking.
He claimed fentanyl and ocean-based drug smuggling had decreased significantly.
Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz could be renamed the “Trump Strait.”
He revived his proposal to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”
Trump also suggested renaming New Mexico as “New America.”
Lake Ontario is shared by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty.
Trump claimed fentanyl flows across the US border fell 60% and ocean-based drug smuggling fell 97%.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump made the remarks.
- What
- Trump proposed or revived possible renamings for the Strait of Hormuz, Lake Ontario, and New Mexico.
- When
- The remarks were made on Wednesday at the Republican Convention in Dallas; Trump also referred to an executive order he said he signed earlier in August.
- Where
- The statements were made in Dallas, Texas, and concerned geographic landmarks in and near the United States and the Strait of Hormuz.
- Why
- Trump presented the proposals as part of his efforts to put his imprint on geographic names and discussed them alongside his administration’s campaign against drug trafficking.
- Proposed name
- “Trump Strait” for the Strait of Hormuz
- Lake Ontario proposal
- Trump said it would be called “Lake America”
- New Mexico proposal
- Trump suggested “New America”
- Lake Ontario status
- The lake is shared by the United States and Canada
- Relevant treaty
- Lake Ontario is governed by the Boundary Waters Treaty
- Fentanyl claim
- Trump said fentanyl flows across the US border were down 60%
- Ocean smuggling claim
- Trump said drug smuggling through oceans and seas was down 97%