Trump says Canada-U.S. dollar ‘imbalance is unacceptable’

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In his salvo against Canada 10 days ago, Trump ordered the U.S. Geographic Names Information System to change the hydronym, after which Google Maps said it would make the change for users in the U.S. Apple followed suit last week.

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On Friday, Trump said Bing Maps, a Microsoft product, has also made the change.

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“People, especially Patriots from the United States of America, love the name change of Lake Ontario to Lake America,” he wrote. “The support has been overwhelming, including affirmation from Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Microsoft’s Bing Maps.”

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Trump claimed business on the U.S. side of the border has been “booming” since the change.

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National Post has contacted Microsoft for confirmation and comment.

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Amid his flood of posts on Sunday, Trump shared a graphic reading: “If you have a problem with Lake Ontario being renamed Lake America just remember, the Left renamed the following.”

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His list of things include various renamed U.S. military bases, commercial products, as well as the NFL’s Washington Commanders (formerly Redskins) and the MLB’s Cleveland Guardians (formerly Indians).

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Later, while he didn’t mention Canada specifically, he posted three separate graphics explaining “Non-tariff cheating” and the “8 hidden tricks by foreign countries.”

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Some of the examples of “cheating” include banning U.S. food, cheapening their money and applying “weird tests” to make it hard for American firms to enter their market.

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