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  "id": 3302518,
  "title": "Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-threatens-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260826/trump-threatens-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america"
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  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump broached the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America during a Tuesday statement, as his trade conflict with Canada intensified. The proposal, accompanied by a map depicting the altered name, echoed a previous move by Trump to dub the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America last year. Trump's language grew increasingly belligerent following Canada's announcement of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products following the breakdown of trade negotiations on Friday. Trump asserted on his Truth Social platform that the United States was giving \"serious consideration\" to renaming Lake Ontario in light of their anticipated diminished commercial ties with Ontario. The Great Lake, which shares its name with Canada's province of Ontario and New York bordering the lake, has Toronto as its largest city on its northwest shore. Later, Trump posted the map with \"Lake Ontario\" crossed out and replaced with \"Lake America.\"",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was considering renaming Lake Ontario as \"Lake America\" as his trade war with Canada escalated. The threat — which Trump backed up with a map featuring the new name — mirrored his move to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America last year. Trump stepped up his rhetoric as Canada announced a volley of tit-for-tat tariffs on U.S.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Live updates: Trump taunts Canada over Lake Ontario's name; SC voters set to pick Graham or Norman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/live-updates-trump-taunts-canada-over-lake-ontarios-name-sc-voters",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:03:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-floats-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:40:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’: Where is it, and can the US president legally do it?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-wants-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-where-is-it-and-can",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:28:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump threatens Lake Ontario to be named 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-threatens-lake-ontario-to-be-named-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:11:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump considers renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-considers-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:13:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-threatens-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3303952",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:42:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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