World · 30 August 2026

Trump shares AI video of armed Donald Ducks protecting 'Lake America'

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video showing armed, buff “Donald Ducks” guarding the renamed “Lake America.” This follows his executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America” in all official documents. The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, responded that the original name, from the Wendat word Ontari’io, is over 400 years old.

By BriefTea Editorial · 30 August 2026 at 6:16

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