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Majority of Americans oppose renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America: poll
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 63% of Americans oppose President Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, while only 14% support it.
- The same poll revealed that 57% of Americans oppose the new tariffs imposed on Canadian goods, with 20% in favor.
- President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario amid an ongoing trade dispute with Canada, asserting the U.S. as the main protector of the Great Lakes.
- The U.S. recently imposed a 50% tariff on various Canadian goods, prompting Canada to retaliate with tariffs of up to 50% on U.S. imports.
- White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers defended the president’s actions as efforts to protect American industries and workers from Canadian economic practices.
