{"id":217638,"date":"2026-09-06T19:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/217638\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T19:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:10:14","slug":"internet-mocks-eric-trump-over-his-lake-america-hat-photo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/217638\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet mocks Eric Trump over his \u2018Lake America\u2019 hat photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a data-ylk=\"slk:internet has torn into Eric Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-photo-editing-fail-grandkids-b3031189.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">internet has torn into Eric Trump<\/a> after he posted an image of himself wearing a hat reading &#8220;Lake America&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bThe Trump scion uploaded the image of himself staring into the camera, having donned a hat similar in fashion to the infamous &#8220;MAGA&#8221; cap. The image comes just a week after <a data-ylk=\"slk:President Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/trump-falkland-islands-uk-support-argentina-invasion-b3044074.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">President Trump <\/a>signed an executive order to change the name of <a data-ylk=\"slk:Lake Ontario to Lake America;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-lake-ontario-video-carney-canada-b3043424.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Ontario to Lake America<\/a>, amid a <a data-ylk=\"slk:bitter trade war between the U.S. and Canada;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/canada-trump-gas-prices-tariff-b3043089.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">bitter trade war between the U.S. and Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bEric, who did not caption the <a data-ylk=\"slk:image;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricTrump\/status\/2095547803913130267\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a>, has repeatedly defended the president&#8217;s controversial decision on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Eric Trump has been slammed for sharing a picture of himself wearing a cap that reads 'Lake America' (Eric Trump\/X)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_635\/94125e4163d92a497eb0db30d2235e86.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump has been slammed for sharing a picture of himself wearing a cap that reads &#8216;Lake America&#8217; (Eric Trump\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bHowever, users on X have slammed the Trump scion for sharing the picture of himself wearing the hat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200b<a data-ylk=\"slk:New York Governor Kathy Hochul&#039;s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/new-york-tax-wealth-kathy-hochul-second-homes-pied-a-terres-b2958510.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New York Governor Kathy Hochul&#8217;s<\/a> press office was just one of the accounts to post a reply mocking Eric&#8217;s picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bHochul&#8217;s office posted an <a data-ylk=\"slk:image;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYGovPress\/status\/2095580005501677616\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a> of Succession character Logan Roy glowering at his son. The show follows Roy&#8217;s children as they compete to be named as the future CEO of their father&#8217;s company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bHochul&#8217;s office has previously mocked Eric through references to Succession, responding to a <a data-ylk=\"slk:post shared by Trump&#039;s third child about a U.S. passport;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-passport-president-america-father-b3044025.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">post shared by Trump&#8217;s third child about a U.S. passport<\/a> with a <a data-ylk=\"slk:screenshot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYGovPress\/status\/2095202458293178621\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">screenshot<\/a> from a scene in which Roy tells his children, &#8220;You are not serious people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Some social media users even used AI to change the message written on the front of the cap, like this one (Oduduwa XRepublic\/X)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_635\/96e15beb609f024d781d672b87190257.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Some social media users even used AI to change the message written on the front of the cap, like this one (Oduduwa XRepublic\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bIn response to Eric&#8217;s picture, journalist Harrison Lowman <a data-ylk=\"slk:posted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harrisonlowman\/status\/2095623246322311323\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a>: &#8220;Soon to be available at the Oval office (sic) merch shop no doubt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bOne X user was more blunt in their <a data-ylk=\"slk:response;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DustyGypsy\/status\/2095560539225129222\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">response<\/a>, &#8220;This helps our grocery bill and the price of f***ing diesel!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Others even edited the image to change the message printed on the cap. One user made the hat <a data-ylk=\"slk:read;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OduduwaR\/status\/2095566098619900080\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">read<\/a>: &#8220;Lake Ontario.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another <a data-ylk=\"slk:changed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LNamen\/status\/2095575864646009294\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">changed<\/a> the message to read &#8220;Delusional,&#8221; while a third <a data-ylk=\"slk:changed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollyVinyl1\/status\/2095769964435423274\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">changed<\/a> the cap&#8217;s message to &#8220;Fake America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Trump announced the name change amid a bitter trade war with Canada (Getty)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_635\/31424a2e8d8fcea9f54eb9f990a16f7a.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Trump announced the name change amid a bitter trade war with Canada (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bTrump signed the order to change the name of Lake Ontario on August 27 amid a trade war with Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bDespite Trump previously <a data-ylk=\"slk:announcing that the two countries had reached;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-keystone-pipeline-canada-carney-b3035455.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">announcing that the two countries had reached<\/a> a &#8220;DEAL,&#8221; the U.S. eventually slapped tariffs on some imports from its northern neighbor with Canada responding with retaliatory tariffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:\u200bApple Maps;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/donald-trump-google-canada-apple-chicago-b3043535.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u200bApple Maps<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Google Maps;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/lake-america-google-maps-ontario-trump-b3041814.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Google Maps<\/a> have both changed the name of the body of water to &#8220;Lake America&#8221; for U.S. based users, although rival brand MapQuest has doubled down on calling it by its original name.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Both Google Maps and Apple Maps have changed the name of Lake Ontario for US users, while MapQuest continues to refer to it by its original name (AFP\/Getty)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_635\/a2c478eea44ec258f324ba9037996156.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Both Google Maps and Apple Maps have changed the name of Lake Ontario for US users, while MapQuest continues to refer to it by its original name (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200b&#8221;We&#8217;re not changing it,&#8221; a spokesperson for MapQuest <a data-ylk=\"slk:posted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MapQuest\/status\/2093038963196117303\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> bluntly on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bEric <a data-ylk=\"slk:replied;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricTrump\/status\/2093119020245393619\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">replied<\/a>, &#8220;Shocking to see you&#8217;re still alive\u2026 I thought the iPhone 3 took you out 15 years ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bMapQuest has continued to double down on keeping Lake Ontario&#8217;s name and has since <a data-ylk=\"slk:rocketed to the top of the Apple App Store;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/mapquest-viral-trump-lake-ontario-google-b3042271.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">rocketed to the top of the Apple App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200b&#8221;The people have spoken. We are working,&#8221; a spokesperson for the brand <a data-ylk=\"slk:posted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MapQuest\/status\/2094789316820017191\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> with a screenshot of MapQuest atop the App Store&#8217;s chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The internet has torn into Eric Trump after he posted an image of himself wearing a hat reading&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[90572,23085,81,95372,97387,74],"class_list":["post-217638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eric-trump","tag-lake-america","tag-eric","tag-eric-trump","tag-eric-trump-x","tag-lake-ontarios","tag-trump"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/117225680627428916","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}