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Majority of Americans reject Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America, poll finds
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Lyman also discusses the Clinton Foundation’s internship postings calling for ‘high discretion’ and an incident at a Wisconsin youth football game where a parent allegedly tripped a player on ‘Hannity.’ A new poll has found that a majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s decisions to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America and impose higher tariffs on Canadian goods.
While President Donald Trump seems to love the renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” the rest of America isn’t as thrilled, a new poll found. The White House released an image of "Lake America" shortly after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the body of water, formally Lake Ontario. (White House) The Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted online gathered 1,023 responses from U.S. adults and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
TRUMP'S CANADA TARIFF FIGHT REACHES CRITICAL POINT AS HOUSE GOP SUMMONS TRADE CHIEF President Donald Trump speaks as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum looks on next to a map of "Lake America" during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America." ( ) Trump last Thursday signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, a move that came during a trade war with Canada.
Watch: "He's losing it" - Americans react to Lake Ontario name change Trump signed the executive order on Thursday seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, following the collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the US.
In the 3-day Reuters/Ipsos poll that ended Sunday, 63% said they opposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, compared to 14% in favor. Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes, to Lake America US President Donald Trump has asked tech firm Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps platform to comply with his executive order changing the name of the Great Lake, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said.
President Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed. (Bloomberg via ) "The United States is the greatest protector of the Great Lakes, including the body of water currently known as Lake Ontario," the order states.
The vast majority — roughly 63 percent — of Americans oppose the name change, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. As you know, we took something called the Gulf of Mexico — we changed it — and now it's very routinely the Gulf of America," Trump said in the Oval Office.
( Worthy News ) – A majority of American voters think antisemitism is on the rise compared to a few years ago, according to a new poll. Google said in a statement on Saturday that its maps will display the Lake America name for US users to comply with the GNIS.
What's confirmed
- Lyman also discusses the Clinton Foundation’s internship postings calling for ‘high discretion’ and an incident at a Wisconsin youth football game where a parent allegedly tripped a player on ‘Hannity.’ A new poll…
- TRUMP'S CANADA TARIFF FIGHT REACHES CRITICAL POINT AS HOUSE GOP SUMMONS TRADE CHIEF President Donald Trump speaks as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum looks on next to a map of "Lake America" during an event in the Oval…
- The White House released an image of "Lake America" shortly after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the body of water, formally Lake Ontario. (White House) The Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted…
- While President Donald Trump seems to love the renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” the rest of America isn’t as thrilled, a new poll found.
- Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes, to Lake America US President Donald Trump has asked tech firm Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its…
- Watch: "He's losing it" - Americans react to Lake Ontario name change Trump signed the executive order on Thursday seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, following the collapse of trade…
What's still developing
- In the 3-day Reuters/Ipsos poll that ended Sunday, 63% said they opposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, compared to 14% in favor.
- As you know, we took something called the Gulf of Mexico — we changed it — and now it's very routinely the Gulf of America," Trump said in the Oval Office.
- TRUMP URGES CANADIAN COMPANIES TO IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO US, SAYS 'I DON'T WANT CANADIAN ANYTHING' "Making the Great Lakes Even Greater" signage is displayed during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the…
- President Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed. (Bloomberg via ) "The United States is the…
- ( Worthy News ) – A majority of American voters think antisemitism is on the rise compared to a few years ago, according to a new poll.
- The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 56% of American voters say antisemitism is on the rise, compared to only 6% who believe it has decreased, while 23% think it has stayed the same.
- Fingerhut, a former Democratic congressman, noted a concerning trend within the Democratic party, “seemingly unable to fend off against this surge from the [Democratic Socialists of America] on the left.
- Along those lines, the ADL released a report finding a troubling trend among academia and antisemitism, with a majority of Jewish teachers’ union members finding antisemitism to be widespread in teachers’ unions.