After Trump renamed Lake Ontario, Americans aren't buying his Canada fight

<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump's</a> order <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/27/trump-lake-ontario-lake-america" target="_blank">renaming Lake Ontario</a> 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.</p><p><strong>The big picture: </strong>After trade talks between the longtime allies <a href="https://www.axi

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