The Hill
The Cleveland, Ohio, City Council on Monday voted to rename a portion of Lake Erie as the “Gulf of Cleveland,” taking a jab at President Trump’s executive order declaring that Lake Ontario be called the “Gulf of America.”
The emergency resolution led by Councilmember Kris Harsh passed in a 13-1 vote and was intended to take effect immediately. The resolution is not legally binding.
Harsh’s speech to attendees ahead of the vote referred to Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario, as well as ordering the Gulf of Mexico be called “the Gulf of America” last year, and his recent suggestion of calling New Mexico “New America” after a viral social media post falsely claimed he signed such an executive order.
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