{"id":2653201,"date":"2026-09-01T19:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-maps-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-rebrand\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:04:42","slug":"apple-maps-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-rebrand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-maps-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-rebrand\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Maps follows Google in adopting Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Lake America&#8217; rebrand"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapple-maps-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-rebrand%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653201&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Apple Maps recently updated to show &#8220;Lake America&#8221; on the U.S.side of Lake Ontario, following President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order renaming it from &#8220;lake Ontario.&#8221; This change reflects Trump&#8217;s directive,signed last week,which aims to rename bodies of water to honor American greatness,even though it only legally affects U.S. government maps and not international or private entities like Google and Apple. Google had already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rolling-stone-huffpo-yahoo-falsely-frame-michael-knowles-call-for-end-to-transgenderism-as-genocide\/\" title=\"Rolling Stone, HuffPo, Yahoo Falsely Frame Michael Knowles\u2019 Call For End To Transgenderism As \u2018Genocide\u2019\">made similar updates<\/a> at Trump&#8217;s request, citing adherence to official sources. the renaming comes amid tense US-Canada relations, particularly after tariffs imposed on Canadian goods. Trump justified the change by emphasizing U.S. efforts in maintaining the Great Lakes and argued it was based on a utilitarian viewpoint. Apple\u2019s decision followed its competitor&#8217;s lead,with plans to reflect the new name on maps.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/apple\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"717\">Apple<\/a> Maps on Tuesday followed its competitor\u2019s lead in altering its map to reflect President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> renaming of Lake Ontario to \u201cLake America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump signed an executive order last week renaming Lake Ontario, which lies in both the United States and Canada, to \u201cLake America.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"180\">Google<\/a> changed its maps over the weekend, and like with previous changes, Apple followed suit days later.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4708792\/apple-maps-trump-lake-america-ontario-rename-honor-greatness-trump-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Apple Maps follows Google in adopting Trump\u2019s \u2018Lake America\u2019 rebrand<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4706213\/tim-cook-hands-reins-apple-ceo-john-ternus\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tim Cook hands reins to new Apple CEO<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4705922\/american-ai-startup-saudi-arabia-us-data-center-backlash\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>American AI startup to set up camp in Saudi Arabia to avoid US data center backlash<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Maps now shows \u201cLake America\u201d on the U.S. half of the lake. The name \u201cLake Ontario\u201d had hovered above Canada\u2019s side of the border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes after Interior Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"5973\">Doug Burgum<\/a> said Trump reached out to Apple directly to request the update after the president signed an executive order renaming the lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Apple had also been slower than Google in altering its map to reflect the new name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s decree is only binding for the U.S. government and has no effect on foreign governments, international bodies, or private companies, though they can choose to update names at their own discretion. Google has said it updated the name \u201cto reflect name changes in official government sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese updates follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ncaa-unequivocally-supports-transgender-student-athletes\/\" title=\"NCAA \u2018Unequivocally\u2019 Supports Transgender Student Athletes\">long-standing policy<\/a> for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country,\u201d Google said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4703532\/trump-order-rename-lake-ontario-where-does-change-apply\/\"><strong>TRUMP SIGNED AN ORDER TO RENAME LAKE ONTARIO TO LAKE AMERICA \u2014 WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his executive order, Trump said the move stems from one of his first executive orders, signed on the first day of his second term, \u201cRestoring Names that Honor American Greatness.\u201d He also argued that the renaming was based on a utilitarian argument, saying the U.S. does more than Canada to protect and maintain the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump renaming the lake followed tumultuous relationships with Canada after he signed three proclamations imposing 50% tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods on July 20, which were set to take effect in mid-August. The tariffs were delayed as the U.S. and Canada engaged in talks to stop the tariffs. Just hours before the deadline on Aug. 21, however, negotiations entirely collapsed, and the 50% tariffs took effect on nearly $20 billion in Canadian exports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Apple for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Maps updates to show &#8216;Lake America&#8217; after Trump\u2019s order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2653202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lake-Ontario-AMERICA-3.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84942,6063,84648,84979,51591],"class_list":["post-2653201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apple-maps","tag-google","tag-lake-america","tag-mapping-technology","tag-rebrand-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lake-Ontario-AMERICA-3.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653201"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653205,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653201\/revisions\/2653205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}