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In the Trump-voting town of Ontario, lake’s new name splits Republicans

Washington Post World Tuesday 01 September 2026, 09:00 UTC By Laura Beveridge 1 min read
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ONTARIO, N.Y. — Serafino Rosso lives in a big home in this tiny town overlooking the Great Lake it’s named after. When President Donald Trump renamed the lake, Rosso thought: Why stop there? Democracy Dies in Darkness In the Trump-voting town of Ontario, lake’s new name splits Republicans Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America has sparked both pride and objections among residents of Upstate New York.

ONTARIO, N.Y. — Serafino Rosso lives in a big home in this tiny town overlooking the Great Lake it’s named after. When President Donald Trump renamed the lake, Rosso thought: Why stop there? Democracy Dies in Darkness In the Trump-voting town of Ontario, lake’s new name splits Republicans Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America has sparked both pride and objections among residents of Upstate New York.
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