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

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

Summary

President Trump issued an order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and introduced new tariffs on Canadian goods. Most Americans oppose the lake’s name change and the tariffs, according to recent polls.

Key Facts

  • Over 60% of Americans oppose renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
  • More Republicans oppose the name change (43%) than support it (33%).
  • A large majority of Democrats (84%) and independents (65%) also oppose the name change.
  • Apple and Google changed their maps for U.S. users to reflect the new name after Trump’s request.
  • 57% of Americans oppose the new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, with more Democrats and independents against the tariffs.
  • Canada plans to retaliate against the U.S. tariffs on about $20 billion of its goods.
  • Nearly half of Americans blame the U.S. more than Canada for the trade conflict.
  • Only 4% of Americans think the trade conflict will improve their personal finances.
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