<p>President Donald Trump requested Apple to update its maps to reflect his new name for Lake Ontario, which he has renamed 'Lake America,' according to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Monday.</p>
<p>In an interview with Fox Business’s Mornings With Maria, Burgum stated that Trump contacted Apple directly after signing an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario, which is located in both the United States and Canada. As of Monday afternoon, only the name Lake Ontario was displayed on Apple’s platform, although the label was positioned above the water border with Canada.</p>
<p>“I know that the president reached out to Apple directly, so I’m sure that we may be seeing that change coming up soon to Lake America,” Burgum said.</p>
<p>Trump signed the order on Thursday amid escalating trade tensions between Canada and the U.S., which included tariffs.</p>
<p>The president’s order is binding only on the U.S. government, allowing private companies like Apple to decide whether to adopt the new name or retain the existing one.</p>
<p>In contrast, Google, one of Apple’s main competitors, updated its maps over the weekend to reflect the name change to Lake America, stating that the update was made “to reflect name changes in official government sources.”</p>
<p>“These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country,” Google’s statement noted.</p>
<p>Apple Maps has historically been slower than Google in implementing changes related to Trump’s directives, such as the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley.</p>
<p>The Washington Examiner reached out to Apple for comment.</p>