Tag: geography

Not just a stunt: Head of U.S. Geological Survey confirms ‘Lake America’ designation

While some Trump detractors have scoffed at his signing an executive order Thursday to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, the president post on Truth Social verification from the U.S. Geological Survey that the change has been made official.

As WND reported, Trump Wednesday posted a video declaring his intent to change the name of the lake, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border, saying, “All it takes is a good pen and some intelligence.”

Then on Thursday Trump welcomed reporters into the Oval Office to sign the executive order.

Many commentators and activist routinely excoriate Trump when he seemingly unilaterally changes designations on the map, but now the man in charge of the official federal government records on geographic designations is confirming the change, in a memo to his boss, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

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AOC Widely Mocked After She Faceplants on the World Stage in Munich, Says Venezuela is “Below the Equator”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faceplanted on the world stage this weekend while discussing foreign policy and the capture of Nicolas Maduro during remarks at the Munich Security Conference.

Many speculated that AOC’s decision to speak on foreign policy at the Munich Security Conference was her way to signal a possible 2028 run.

AOC made a series of blunders during her remarks in Munich, but she was widely mocked after she claimed Venezuela is “below the equator.”

“Maduro canceled elections. He was an anti-democratic leader. That doesn’t mean that we can kidnap a head of state and engage in acts of war just because the nation is below the equator,” AOC said.

The crowd applauded.

“Hey AOC, Venezuela is entirely above the Equator,” Team Trump said.

“Apparently geography is not the bartender’s strong suit either,” an X user said.

“She must have gotten an education at the Quality Learing Center,” another X user said.

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