Dingell's 'Lake Natalie' Swipe Ignites Social Media Storm Over Trump's 1 Great Lake Rename
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Dingell's 'Lake Natalie' Swipe Ignites Social Media Storm Over Trump's 1 Great Lake Rename
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Summary
Rep. Debbie Dingell set off an online backlash after posting, “Let’s just call it Lake Natalie,” mocking Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America.”
The jab targeted aide Natalie Harp, a close Trump confidante who has become a Democratic foil after reports she was among a small group moved onto a separate plane over an alleged Iranian threat.
Trump allies including Melik Abdul, Greta Van Susteren and Elizabeth Pipko cast Dingell’s post as sexist and unfairly aimed at a young White House staffer rather than the president.
Democrats and anti-Trump commentators, including George Conway and Norman Ornstein, praised the line, extending a broader online pile-on that followed Sen. Jon Ossoff’s earlier crack about Trump traveling with Harp.
The flare-up grew out of Trump’s Thursday move to rename one of the five Great Lakes during an ongoing trade dispute with Canada, a step that also drew criticism from Gov. Gavin Newsom.