Wisconsin GOP governor hopeful Tom Tiffany dismisses Trump’s Lake America renaming

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Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), the GOP gubernatorial nominee in Wisconsin, rejected President Donald Trump‘s order changing Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America,” quipping that the only Great Lakes name change he would like to see is turning Lake Michigan into “Lake Wisconsin.”

“I believe the Great Lakes are the Great Lakes and should stay Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario. I mean, unless you’re suggesting we name Lake Michigan Lake Wisconsin,” Tiffany told local news station WISN 12 at a campaign event on Thursday.

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