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‘Lake America’ affair is an embarrassment | READER COMMENTARY

The executive order makes the change official for U.S. federal use, much like President Donald Trump’s previous move to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in U.S. government materials. The order does not require Canada, international organizations or the public to use the new name. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP)
The executive order makes the change official for U.S. federal use, much like President Donald Trump’s previous move to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in U.S. government materials. The order does not require Canada, international organizations or the public to use the new name. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP)
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