{
  "id": 5106149,
  "title": "After Trump renamed Lake Ontario, Americans aren't buying his Canada fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/after-trump-renamed-lake-ontario-americans-arent-buying-his-canada",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:13:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/09/02/trump-lake-america-canada-tariffs-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A majority of Americans are opposed to President Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario to \"Lake America,\" with 63% opposing the change according to recent polling. Even within his own party, support for the name change is divided, with 43% of Republicans in favor and 33% opposed. Democrats and independents show even more opposition, with 84% and 65% respectively against the renaming. The Trump administration, however, has continued to escalate its feud with Canada in response to the polling, criticizing Canada for being a \"bad neighbor\" and \"ripping off\" the U.S. for years. In retaliation, both Apple and Google changed their map labels for the lake in the U.S., though Canadians will continue to see it as \"Lake Ontario.\" The administration's new tariffs on Canada, aimed at protecting American industries and workers, also face significant opposition, with 57% of Americans and 68% of U.S. citizens surveyed opposing the levies. Despite this, some businesses, like Apple, have complied with the administration's request to change the lake's name on their maps.",
  "summary": "President Trump's order renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" isn't floating with Americans, with a majority opposing the name change and his new tariffs on Washington's northern neighbor, per recent polling. The big picture: After trade talks between the longtime allies collapsed last month and triggered steep new tariffs, the Trump administration has escalated its feud with Canada. With the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}