Border Wars
Trump’s Lake Ontario Gambit: When Trade Spats Turn Cartographic
The president’s threat to rechristen a shared Great Lake as “Lake America” escalates a tariff fight with Canada into symbolic territory.
Mara Ellison · 25 Aug 2026
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Canada-U.S. Relations
Trump’s Lake Ontario Gambit: Naming Rights as Trade-War Leverage
The president’s threat to rechristen a shared Great Lake “Lake America” escalates a border dispute into the realm of symbolic retaliation.
Mara Ellison · 25 Aug 2026