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House Democrat to challenge Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order as US-Canada spat escalates

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Democratic Representative Debbie Dingell plans to introduce the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act in response to Donald Trump’s “Lake America” order.
  • The naming dispute has become part of a broader escalation in US-Canada trade tensions, with Canada erecting a large “Lake Ontario” sign.
  • Trump separately called for NBC journalist Kristen Welker to face FCC “rebuke or punishment” after she described his endorsed candidates’ record as mixed.

A dispute over the name of one of North America’s Great Lakes is moving into the US Congress. Debbie Dingell, a Democratic representative, plans to introduce the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act after Donald Trump’s latest move to call the body of water “Lake America.”

The proposal comes as tensions between Washington and Ottawa continue to grow in a wider US-Canada trade dispute. Canada has responded to the naming argument by erecting a giant “Lake Ontario” sign, making clear that it is sticking with the name used in Canada and internationally.

rebuke or punishment

— Donald TrumpTrump said NBC’s Kristen Welker should face FCC action after she described the record of his endorsed candidates as mixed.

The lake-name clash has added a symbolic edge to the broader confrontation between the two neighboring countries. Dingell’s planned legislation frames the issue as a matter involving the Great Lakes, rather than a presidential naming decision.

Trump also turned his attention to NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday. He said the host of Meet the Press should face “rebuke or punishment” from the Federal Communications Commission after she described the success record of political candidates he had endorsed as “mixed” during a live segment for a Washington, D.C., local affiliate. The segment aired before Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press.

mixed

— Kristen WelkerWelker used the term to describe the success record of political candidates endorsed by Trump.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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