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Illinois Governor Mocks Trump With Fake Bid to Rename Lake Michigan 'Lake Illinois': 'Deserves to Be Named After a Great State'

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker mocks Donald Trump with a satirical video announcement declaring Lake Michigan will be renamed “Lake Illinois.” (Credit: NBC NEWS/SCOTT OLSON|GETTY IMAGES)

In a bold, satirical jab, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared Lake Michigan should be renamed "Lake Illinois," the latest in his ongoing rivalry with President Trump.

"The world's finest geographers, experts who study the Earth's natural environment, have concluded a decades-long council and determined that a Great Lake deserves to be named after a great state," said Pritzker in a video announcement posted Friday on X.

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