{"id":121274,"date":"2026-08-25T19:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/us-canada-trade-war-trump-wants-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:22:45","slug":"us-canada-trade-war-trump-wants-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/us-canada-trade-war-trump-wants-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america\/","title":{"rendered":"US &#8211; Canada Trade War: Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario to &#8220;Lake America&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to &#8220;America&#8221;. 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