“We weren’t trying to make a political statement,” Smith told the Detroit television news station WJRT.

The fuck you weren't. That you would even think to say such an absurd thing further justifies your firing.

Trump’s order has no authority to rename Canada’s portion of the lake. It also has no power to compel Canada, international legal bodies, international mapmakers or the rest of the world to adopt a new name.

It also has no power to compel American citizens or companies to respect the temporary re-designation.