Most Americans oppose renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’
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- About 63% of respondents opposed President Donald Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario, while 14% supported the change and 21% were unsure or unaware of it.
- Among Republicans, 43% opposed the renaming and 33% supported it.
- The poll also found that 57% opposed additional US tariffs on Canada, compared with 20% who supported them.
Most Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the US-Canada border lake Ontario as “Lake America,” according to a Reuters-Ipsos poll reported by The Washington Post.
About 63% of respondents said they opposed the renaming, while 14% supported it. Around 21% either did not know about the change or were unsure of their view. Opposition also exceeded support among Republicans, with 43% against the change and 33% in favour.
The poll was conducted over three days after Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 27 making the change “immediately effective.” He presented the renaming as part of the broader trade conflict with Canada.
The same survey found that about 57% of respondents opposed imposing additional US tariffs on Canada, while 20% supported them. New 50% tariffs on various Canadian imports followed the collapse of US-Canada trade negotiations the previous month.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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