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Trump Suggests Renaming Strait of Hormuz “Trump Strait”

9/7/2026

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Trump Suggests Renaming

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz to “Trump Strait” in a September 2 Truth Social post.
The proposal was later clarified as only a suggestion, not an official renaming.
A August 27, 2025 decree renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Canada and New York rejected it.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll Aug 28-30 2026 found 63 % opposed and 14 % supported the Lake Ontario renaming.

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Trump Demands Renaming

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz “Trump Strait” in a September 2 Truth Social post.
MapQuest publicly refused to rename the Gulf of Mexico on its app, highlighting corporate pushback against politicized map changes.
Apple and Google updated U.S. maps to show “Lake America” after Trump’s demand.
A July CNN poll found 73 percent say Trump has not focused enough on the nation’s most important problems.

Blindspot

Blindspot

President Donald Trump later said the proposal to rename the Strait of Hormuz was merely a suggestion and not an official renaming action, according to his own clarification.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Trump Suggests Renaming

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz to “Trump Strait” in a September 2 Truth Social post.
The proposal was later clarified as only a suggestion, not an official renaming.
A August 27, 2025 decree renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Canada and New York rejected it.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll Aug 28-30 2026 found 63 % opposed and 14 % supported the Lake Ontario renaming.

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