'Let's be serious. Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario. And long after President Trump is gone it will still be called Lake Ontario,' Ford said on X
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a new sign in Winona, Ont. to remind Donald Trump “it’s Lake Ontario, now and forever.”
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Ford’s message comes less than a week after he told the U.S. president to “kiss my ass” in response to Trump threatening to impose 50 per cent tariff against Canadian automobiles and auto parts. Trump, in retaliation, called Ford a “flunky.”
In a 39-second video posted on X on Saturday, the Ontario premier said, “You may have heard that President Trump is trying to rename this lake all because he doesn’t like Ontario and Canada standing up for ourselves. But let’s be serious. Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario.”
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Ford continued: “And long after President Trump is gone it will still be called Lake Ontario. But just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we have set up a sign to remind them, it’s Lake Ontario now and forever.”
